Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The basic Budos formula remains the same—snaky tendrils of guitar, smoky ribbons of electric organ, and hard-hitting rhythms ...

Don't recognize these guys? Get schooled: This funked up soul collective is instrumental to the rebirth of S.I. cool At the risk of repetition, we'd like to again point out that The Budos Band is ...

More than 20 years into its career, the Budos Band is touring in short bursts and keeping things loose and relaxed. “When we’re down (in Atlanta), that’ll be part of a weeklong run, and I think that’s ...

Budos Band, the horn-fueled NYC group that incorporate everything from Fela-influenced afrobeat to Sabbath-style riffage into their sound, are celebrating their 15th anniversary this year with a new ...

Daptone-signed instrumental band Budos Band will celebrate New Year’s Eve in their hometown of NYC with shows at Knitting Factory on 12/30 and NYE. Both are with heavy retro rockers Electric Citizen ...

Many bands like to claim that they can’t be categorized or summed up by a genre name. But few acts are as truly, adventurously singular as The Budos Band. The Brooklyn-based nine-piece instrumental ...

The twelve-member, Staten Island-based Budos Band churns out soul music for Daptone Records using eleven instruments, chops worthy of James Brown's backing band, and lots of Staten Island soul. Their ...

It’s safe to say that 2017 was an incredibly trying year for everyone at Brooklyn’s Daptone Records. The NYC-based home to some of the world’s best funk, soul and afrobeat bands is now without two of ...

With dozens of new Afrobeat outfits appearing every year, the Budos Band has long sought to differentiate itself from fellow Fela aficionados. On its fourth release, “Burnt Offering,” the nine-piece ...

Afro-soul outfit the Budos Band unveiled a new psych-tinged scorcher, “Old Engine Oil,” that will appear on their forthcoming record, V, out April 12th via Daptone Records. “Old Engine Oil” is ...

The Budos Band is the quintessence of Staten Island Soul. Their exciting new afro-influenced take on instrumental music has been captivating listeners from turntables as well as bandstands across the ...

The Budos Band are an "Instrumental Staten-Island Afro-Soul" outfit recording on the Daptone Records label. The band has eleven members (up to thirteen members at times) who play instrumental music ...