Legendary British funk band Cymande is back, with new stories to tell
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.' Perhaps it was in Spike Lee's post-9/11 masterpiece '25th Hour,' or during a party scene in the acclaimed film 'The Worst Person in the World.'
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