Even if you think you’ve never heard Cymande’s music, you almost certainly have. Maybe it was as key samples in De La Soul’s “Change in Speak” or the title track to the Fugees’ album “The Score.” ...

Originally ignored by fans in the U.K., the psychedelic funk band was later embraced by hip-hop groups like De La Soul and The Fugees. British funk band Cymande are finally getting their flowers When ...

The co-founder of the soul band who were the first predominantly black British band to have chart success in the U.S. in the ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio of the British funk band Cymande about their new album and about reconstituting the band after decades.

Baby Bouncer; Can't Hold Me Down; Land Of Nod; Ode To Bobbie Gentry; Hole In The Bag; All I Want (Right Now); The Minx; Better Off Dead; La Cova; Nervous; Thermal Bad; Your Love Is Mine; Colorado Sun ...

When Cymande released their self-titled debut album in 1972, their unique blend of calypso, reggae, funk and jazz struck a chord with American audiences. Back home in the U.K., the band was largely ...

The first British band to command the stage at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater wasn't the Beatles or the Rolling Stones. It was Cymande. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CHASING AN EMPTY DREAM") CYMANDE: (Singing) ...