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Half-Time Shuffle-Funk Exercises in African-American Funk
By Jonathan Joseph On 31st Mar 2023
This month, we move the backbeat of the shuffle groove over to beat three. What this does is transform the shuffle into a half-time, triplet-based funk groove, which we’ll call “shuffle funk.” The Purdie shuffle made famous by the legendary R&B drummer Bernard Purdie, is one version of this type of groove. The first hand […]