Brainstorm was the band Belita Woods sang in before she joined George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic; in 1992 the band was called P-Funk All Stars. Brainstorm made 3 albums, "Stormin'" is the first. When siniging with Brainstorm, Belita has a significantly different voice from her period with P-Funk. I love both voices although her voice sounds brighter when she was young. I saw her a couple of times live and her phrasing and timing were just unique. Unfortunately she died way too early in 2012, by the age of only 63. I can hear her influence on fellow p-funk singer Kendra Foster, who was singing with her during the late 90's and early 00's. She's definitely one of the most underrated female singers in history and should be mentioned alongside other funk/soul diva's of her age..
This is a tune called Kalunga Dance, from my latest album Dark Horse, order it here or buy it at a concert, the next one is Brebl, Nijmegen 1 day after my birthday on 16th of April! Hope to see you there!In this performance, we featured percussionist/vocalist and world citizen Helene Jank. She lived and worked in Brazil for quite a while and I really think it's audible here. I love the way she and the band creates this moment of space within the concert and this is also why - I think - visiting concerts is important because then you get to experience the whole context of the concert. How is the program build up, how does the audience respond and what does music makes you feel. More info:Susanne Alt: sax, Matthijs Geerts and Ike van Bergen: keys, Thomas Pol: bass, Yoràn Vroom: drums, Helene Jank: percussion Performed at 16th of January 2026 at Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Recorded by Onno Prillwitz Filmed by Robert Glass and Albert Nooij. - Brainstorm was the band Belita Woods sang in before she joined George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic; in 1992 the band was called P-Funk All Stars.Brainstorm made 3 albums, Stormin' is the first. When siniging with Brainstorm, Belita has a significantly different voice from her period with P-Funk. I love both voices although her voice sounds brighter when she was young. I saw her a couple of times live and her phrasing and timing were just unique. Unfortunately she died way too early in 2012, by the age of only 63. I can hear her influence on fellow p-funk singer Kendra Foster, who was singing with her during the late 90's and early 00's. She's definitely one of the most underrated female singers in history and should be mentioned alongside other funk/soul diva's of her age..Belita live in 2004 with P-Funk.
