The magazine believed "Mustaa kahvia" could have some potential to become a hit due to its "tough funk beat and electro influences".

An opening piece, "The Inception," rested on an affable funk beat.

But before long the song changes to a tight funk beat, with a sweet, meandering guitar line that could have come from John McLaughlin.

Playing drums, she revamped her 1995 hit "I Kissed a Girl," with a loping funk beat.

A cream-coloured interior glows with the soft lighting and the whole place grooves to a funk beat.

NME described the production as "patented tectonic funk beats and mournful atmospherics".

Over a funk beat, Mr. Neville had something to say.

The album does feature thumping funk beats and, by country standards, unabashed electric guitars.

And because Monday was John Coltrane's 70th birthday, the group played his compositions, some with funk beats, some with jazz swing.

Mr. Baron switched to a funk beat and the trombones set up a swaggering riff.