Song Background: "The Traitor" by Menahan Street Band Release Date: - "The Traitor" is featured on the album "Make the Road by Walking", which was released in 2008. Recording Details: - Recorded at Dunham Studios, a part of Daptone Records in Brooklyn, New York. Known for its analog recording equipment, giving the track a distinctive, vintage sound. Genre: - The song blends elements of funk, soul, and Afrobeat, typical of the Menahan Street Band's style. Critical Reception: - "The Traitor" has been praised for its intricate instrumentals… read more
Song Background: "The Traitor" by Menahan Street Band Release Date: - "The Traitor" is featured on the album "Make the Road… read more
Song Background: "The Traitor" by Menahan Street Band Release Date: - "The Traitor" is featured on the album "Make the Road by Walking", which was released… read more
The Menahan Street Band is a collaboration of musicians from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (Dave Guy, Homer Steinweiss, Fernando Velez, Bosco Mann), El Michels Affair (Leon Michels, Toby Pazner), Antibalas (Nick Movshon, Aaron Johnson) and The Budos Band (Mike Deller, Daniel Fodder), brought together by musician/producer Thomas Brenneck (Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Budos Band, Amy Winehouse) to record hits in the bedroom of his Menahan St. apartment in Bushwick, Brooklyn. With influences reaching beyond the funk/soul/afrobeat architecture of their other projects into the mo… read more