There's a whole lot going on in The Sugar Club over the course of the next few weeks, with two shows in particular - Farley Jackmaster Funk and Pharoah Monch - standing out to us.
Chicago house legend Farley Jackmaster Funk will make his first Irish appearance since 2007 at the Sugar Club February 7th. Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk is one of the originators of the house music sound. As part of the Hot Mix 5 DJ team in Chicago in the early 1980's, he displayed his jawdropping 3 turntable technique to millions of listeners on their hugely popular Friday and Saturday night slots,spinning a wild mix of classic disco and early 80's electronic dance music.
Pharoah Monch, meanwhile, will play the following night in the Sugar Club on February 8th. Pharoah Monch's name is derived from the monkey doll Monchhichi. After receiving a bad haircut, which left Monch looking like a 'chimpanzee', girls in Monch's class at the High School of Art and Design began calling him 'Monchhichi', which was later shortened to 'Monch'. Monch adopted the 'Pharoahe' prefix after meeting future Organized Konfusion partner Prince Po.
The wave of Hip-Hop runs through all of us with certain keys touching all of us at certain levels. Where some flood the masses with a river of average music, Pharoahe Monch, throughout his storied career, has always chosen to attempt to reach the souls of Hip-Hop folk with high caliber lyricism over a wide variety of music inspired by some of the greatest musicians of all time. 'Music is dear to me,' says Monch, 'it is the soundtrack to our history. So many legends have partaken in it since its inception.'
