The veteran American R&B, soul, funk and disco group will be performing as part of the Nights at the Botanical festival on 25 June in the Complutense University Botanical Gardens (Real Jardín Botánico Alfonso XIII).
Kool & The Gang is synonymous with dance and elegance, undoubtedly representing the best soul, funk and disco of the 1970s and 1980s. This band made hits that are a true celebration of life, such as Get Down On It, Celebration, Jungle Boogie, Fresh, Joanna or Ladies' Night.
Between the mid-970s and mid-980s, Kool & The Gang made history with albums like Wild and Peaceful (1973), Spirit of the Boogie (1975), Ladies' Night (1979), Celebrate (1980), Something Special (1981) and Emergency (1984).
Its core members over the years have been Robert ‘Kool’ Bell on bass and Ronald Bell on tenor sax; George Brown on drums; Robert Mickens on the trumpet; Dennis Thomas on alto sax; Claydes Charles Smith on guitar, Clifford Adams on the trombone and Rick Westfield on keyboards. Robert ‘Kool’ Bell is the only surviving member of the original line-up, which emerged in 1965 and became known by its current name in 1969, and the main person behind keeping the best black music touring the world.
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