Tom Browne - trumpet Mike Franceshini - tenor sax Bernard Wright - keyboards Bobby Broom - guitar Marcus Miller - bass Buddy Williams - drums Tonni Smith - vocals
Thank you for going us the names of these fabulous, multitalented musicians and their incomparable and the beautiful vocalist, the late Tonni Smith! RIP beautiful Queen. 🙏🙏🙏💘💘💘
Yes and Sir Bernard "Nard" Wright has been my long time brethren friend since 1988 until now! And this was just before he left Dallas then flew to New York got back immediately up with his long childhood friend Marcus Miller and team to create The Jamaican Boys of Brooklyn & Jamaica NY!! Just became friends with the lovely Miss Tonni Smith and she gives groovy vibes!😀
2024 I am 58 and I'm still touched by this timeless masterpiece. I still remember all the words, the dips, the drops, the moves, the whole jam. Wonderful funky memories of the good old days.👌🏿✊🏿🔥🔥🔥💃🏿
Straight up!! Played in the Navigator with 8 12's the other day and oh my !! Straight pressure!! I'm old school anyway, just hit 40 and feeling good thank God. Music was great back then.
@@navidaddy5508 Tom Browne (Trumpet) and Bernard Wright (YES, the artist) on keyboards are both schoolmates of mine from The HS of Music and Art in New York City. We didn't know each other, Tom graduated before me, and Bernard transferred to another school. BUT I'm proud to claim both as successes from my school!
And thank goodness for that .....given the drivel that masquerades as music now. OK sometimes there are good songs but for the most its rubbish. 70s and 80s were the best xx
No joke Shubham. I have found so many wonderful classics to boogie down to. From Reach For It by George Duke to Rise by Herb Alpert To Bon Bon Vi by T.S. Monk. You Tube don't stop!!!
@@TheBLACKboard65 back in the day even some disc-jockies said on their programs that it was Miss Kahn on vocals. Took all these years to find out the truth !
@@TheBLACKboard65 Wow! To be honest I thought it was Chaka also...guess my ears needs to retune! 😂🤣 She gave it full fla'va and funk! She can hold her own on that cut for sure! 👍🍻
Toni Smith is an awesome spirit. I lost her a few hours ago. She is SO missed. I hope this song lives forever so her voice can remain with ME until the end.
Gregory Barrett old skool bklyn drummer from 70s an on.... His sister and my sister are still besties after damn near 50 years. Greg was featured on the old skool track " Over like a fat rat". I still remember his sister telling me he did a session with Tom Brown i just didn't believe her.
@@tommygunn9811 I don't think it is. It doesn't look like him. The guy holding the bass definitely isn't marcus miller. Tom Browne and Bernard Wright ARE in the music video, I believe. It's actually kind of puzzling, seems like they have maybe half of the band in the music video, with stand-ins just holding their instruments to fill it out.
If you are disliking this, you need to find you an Uber that can fly your ass to Planet “Out Of Touch.” You don’t belong here. 💯🔥👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾. The whole band in the pocket...vocals on 🔥. Good times...when life was GOOD!
That cracked me up Bear Foot...which I am of course....especially on the dance floor road house 101 still losin my shoes and having so much fun.. I hope you are too!
I always imagined the beginning with them talking at a party so this really made me smile seeing how this went down. I try to avoid watching videos so it doesn’t kill how I imagine the song. That bass is sick!!!!
Haha! You summed it up perfectly! They invented everything. African-american is such a great culture! I read somewhere that what we call American culture is in fact African-American culture, white people don't bring that much.
Tamiko Walker that was some good ass music back in the day.we need some of that now,but we hot this damn mumble rap.this type of music is called funk and I miss it.parlement had some good ass funk to
Michael Barrow Im glad you and I is on the same page I will always cherish this awesome classic real music speaks for itself timeless indeed I was raised in Jamaica Queens NY SUTPHIN BLVD MEMORIES WOW! !
My my my , man we had the greatest times of my life !!!especially those back yard cookouts and block parties, and house parties to !! Damn y'all missed it... She killed it !!🎆
These jams remind me of when I DJing back in the 70's & 80' s. It still has the power to make you wanna get up and JAM!!! The music out today is just a bunch of synthesized, same beat BORE. You can't even go to an concert and hear the music like you could back in the day. I'm talking 60's 70's and part of the 80's. Thanks you tube for being YOU.!!
I'm with yu Tracy it kinda makes you want to dance the "Soul Train Line"...can you hear Don...PEACE LOVE AND SOOOOUULLL!!! keep jamin babe...HOLLA BAk rel
@Joe k Not white music, this piano was a European instrument played properly. You stolen our people [black people], our labour for 400 years and you appropriate every other culture and murder millions of people around the world. White man's biggest contribution to black music is making our forefathers slaves creating the circumstances for this beautiful music. Get off this page and take your white supremacist views with you...
Same here still pumping this in my car. Love the funk. Surprise I am a 53 yr old white boy. Always love this genre of music from when I was a kid. I am really more into Rock and Roll except for this music from my childhood.
Rest in peace "female vocalist" Tonni Smith
Wow did she just passing
When did she pass away
Thank you for your Music Toni. Rest in God's Arms
@@kidadabrown6401 . Late last week.
I didn't know that she had died!😮
I’m still jamming to this in 2020. Who’s with me? Who still has that Jamaican Funk in 2020 ?
I'm right here with ya 👉💝👈
Here I am! I don't think I ever left the first time around..
Bruh I love this damn song 😂😂😂
LaWanda Banks NOW...
Weeeeeee
It's 2022 and this is still one of the funkiest jams ever.
That killer bass line, amazing
They DON’T have a Deodorant for this..NONE!
2023 baby
As it is in 2024
Tom Browne - trumpet
Mike Franceshini - tenor sax
Bernard Wright - keyboards
Bobby Broom - guitar
Marcus Miller - bass
Buddy Williams - drums
Tonni Smith - vocals
Bobby Broom on guitar? holy sh1+ He's Chicago jazz royalty these days...
Thank you for going us the names of these fabulous, multitalented musicians and their incomparable and the beautiful vocalist, the late Tonni Smith! RIP beautiful Queen. 🙏🙏🙏💘💘💘
Who's still jamming to this beat in 2020? I know I am!!! Dirty Red in the Sunshine State of Florida aka T Ma 💜 Holler back with me!
Thank you!! ❤️
Yes and Sir Bernard "Nard" Wright has been my long time brethren friend since 1988 until now! And this was just before he left Dallas then flew to New York got back immediately up with his long childhood friend Marcus Miller and team to create The Jamaican Boys of Brooklyn & Jamaica NY!! Just became friends with the lovely Miss Tonni Smith and she gives groovy vibes!😀
That bass line is lethal. Should be issued a licence to be used in a public place.
PREACH. I couldn't have said it better. 😍
LETHAL
😂😂😭😭
Word up!
@rick smiff stop biting. Be yourself!
2024 I am 58 and I'm still touched by this timeless masterpiece. I still remember all the words, the dips, the drops, the moves, the whole jam. Wonderful funky memories of the good old days.👌🏿✊🏿🔥🔥🔥💃🏿
RIP Tonni Smith, you reached absolute perfection in this song
Agreed
The young black generation need to listen to this music they won't wake up and be so angry all the time does anybody disagree
Ms. Smith was an excellent vocalist and she will be missed. This is one of my favorite songs ever.
This song bursts with love and light, I'll never tire of it.
THEY WERE FUCKING JAMMING IN THAT STUDIO!!!🔥🔥🔥 I miss real instrumentation!!!! This is feel good music that just gives me tingles!!! ✨✨
There's no other singer funkier than Thomassina, I love you and you still live for me, rest in peace and God bless you
The bass is JUST SICK!
The back your for all
OH SNAP!
Straight up!! Played in the Navigator with 8 12's the other day and oh my !! Straight pressure!! I'm old school anyway, just hit 40 and feeling good thank God. Music was great back then.
@@navidaddy5508 Tom Browne (Trumpet) and Bernard Wright (YES, the artist) on keyboards are both schoolmates of mine from The HS of Music and Art in New York City. We didn't know each other, Tom graduated before me, and Bernard transferred to another school. BUT I'm proud to claim both as successes from my school!
Absolutely!!!
I remember this when I was young...DAMN I WISH MUSIC WAS STILL THIS GOOD..This makes you feel good just to make you feel good
Just wanna dance
That what we like to hear
You know buddy x
My mom rest soul love this
You are still young👌
This is what's called: REAL MUSIC! Who is here in 2020?
@@williamhenriquenicolau738 the best
I'm jamming cooking. Yes
Meeee
Philly. I'm with you 💃🕺💃🍹🍹Jamaica funk is what it is 👍👍
. xxx . x. Fxxzz. Z d. X n xxx
Who jamming this in the 2020?
Me
Listening right now
All the funky people in west London me
Me! Stay healthy my man *ohio
RIGHT NOW!
Love it! Here I am in 2019, and I still jam this jam.
Me too!
Man, she could sing!
dancin right now this shit still slaps aaaayyyyeee
Me too what a classic
Do you remember the very first time you heard it and how it made you feel?
There's Nothing like black folks music!!!!!!
Right On!!!!! Gail..
It is not Black it's all about God.Can your best him who is all thing??? Can you beat G0D????
Indeed !!!💎💎💎💎💎
You RIGHT we have a lot to say the one's of who can express our selves.
You. Are a open mind and know's G0D good enough for me (we) who truly trust the Master !!! .....!!!!!!!!! Yeah G0D.
Jammin in 2023! Was there from when it came out...never gets old!
27 years old and I just discovered this.. CZcams is a powerful tool
Still BUMPING n 2019.... Anyone else??!!!
Yessuuuuhhh!!!!
Kecia 39 years and counting.💖💖💖
You betcha
6/1/19
@@Tonia682 7/19/19
This joint will never get old.
+Anthony Grant sware it won't !
You tube's where its happenin'
Anthony Grant NEVA!!
Anthony Grant WORD ✌💥🎶🎶🎶!!!!
♥️♥️
Theres two kinds of people in the world. Those that know this song and those that don't
My mom’s favorite song of ALL time, she’s made me promise to play this at her funeral!! ❤️❤️
Thank God for video. This is iconic
Real talk.
Can I ask how was the funeral
Mama's know best!!!!she might have a funeral but it don't mean she dead.
Glorious. I played music at my mother's passing party and we danced and rejoiced - with love for her. God bless your mom.
The bass line on this is crazy......
Voyce datruf powerful!
Voyce datruf YES!!!
One of best bass lines I've heard; and it's simple.
+Voyce datruf Yes....makes me make the most fucked up movements when no ones home and I'm cookin...hell yea! :)
AGREE!
This is one of the BEST songs EVER written. Hands down!
Hell yeah
Completely and totally!
Dr Dre sampled this OR straight stole the bass line let me check
WORD!
This jam is one of the best of all time by a band. Funky, rhythmic, totally engaging.
CZcams is the closest thing we'll ever get to a time machine.
And thank goodness for that .....given the drivel that masquerades as music now. OK sometimes there are good songs but for the most its rubbish. 70s and 80s were the best xx
Keep traveling my friend 💻📱🧳 ⏱
You are absolutely right!
No joke Shubham. I have found so many wonderful classics to boogie down to. From Reach For It by George Duke to Rise by Herb Alpert To Bon Bon Vi by T.S. Monk. You Tube don't stop!!!
Wow well put my friend
Black folks having fun. This cut is iconic
Who’s jamming to this in 2019 ?
I am
I am too
I AM DEFO HAVE DONE SINCE I WERE A YOUNG 17 YEAR OLD AND STILL AT IT AT 63
Mike bake
All the time
MS. LADY CAN SING LOOKING LIKE A BEAUTIFUL JAMAICAN QUEEN!!!!
Tonie R.
Sounds like Chaka
She’s great !!!!
LUV HER VOICE🔥💯🔥💯
I bet that was the whole point. She don't sound as good but just right for this joint.
Corono 19 quarantine has me jamming old school in 2020.
Who's on quarantine jamming?
QT 2020 jamming!
Str8 jamming COVID-19
Don't need Covid-19 to jam....I am a natural jammer.... Any awesome beat makes me move!
Tonni Smith’s vibe here is incredible!!
You can tell everyone in that studio was feeling the vibes mon....nobody grooves like this no more
Amen! "Alliyoop!"
Hard to feel a vibe when you can't play any music.
Yes we do we groove like this in DALLAS. TEXAS.
Toni Smith's vocals on this song! PRICELESS!!!!! She looks and sounds amazing!
All these years I thought it was sung by Chaka Khan! Thought she had made a guest appearance. Wow!
@@TheBLACKboard65 back in the day even some disc-jockies said on their programs that it was Miss Kahn on vocals. Took all these years to find out the truth !
Yes!! She is amazing!!
@@TheBLACKboard65 Wow! To be honest I thought it was Chaka also...guess my ears needs to retune! 😂🤣 She gave it full fla'va and funk! She can hold her own on that cut for sure! 👍🍻
RIP Tonni Smith. A phenomenal soulful voice.
This song has all the elements of a masterpiece. Bass line, horns, piano, rhythm guitar, and drums. Timeless.
That's whey EWF & CHICAGO endured 50+ years. They had horns!
And vocals of course
Every time I hear this song it put's a bounce in my step.
True
Thanks everyone
one of the greatest songs of all time in my opinion. love it!
I love them to
I was in love with this chick before I ever saw her
Must Agree..... Jamming that Jamacia Funk.....
ain't nothing like it it's so original
2024 and I'm 75😂
You go girl ‼️ ❤️🎶
2024 y tengo 54
This was one of my mom's favorite songs and she'd be 58 this year. Hope you live a long life
Yes Baby 🎉🫶
Toni Smith is an awesome spirit. I lost her a few hours ago. She is SO missed. I hope this song lives forever so her voice can remain with ME until the end.
The facial expressions of the drummer are killing me! 😂😂😂😂
He had me laughing hard
Gregory Barrett old skool bklyn drummer from 70s an on.... His sister and my sister are still besties after damn near 50 years. Greg was featured on the old skool track " Over like a fat rat". I still remember his sister telling me he did a session with Tom Brown i just didn't believe her.
I am with you on that, he's having a great time😄😄😄
@@nubian47 Now you have recorded proof and can see it anytime you want🎧🎶🎵, Wish I had a drum emoji 😄😄 Have a GREAT week nubian47☮
Me too Playa drummer keep it on the 1
I miss these days badly!!!!
Loving the drummer’s facial expressions 40 years later. A classic.
That's buddy Williams he a fool on dem drums.
The Drummer resembles DC Youngfly from 85 south show .
@@tommygunn9811 I don't think it is. It doesn't look like him. The guy holding the bass definitely isn't marcus miller. Tom Browne and Bernard Wright ARE in the music video, I believe. It's actually kind of puzzling, seems like they have maybe half of the band in the music video, with stand-ins just holding their instruments to fill it out.
I love this song because it put my hometown Jamaica Queens NY on the map.
🙌🏾 south side
the bass, the horn, the piano, the moves, the voice.... fuuunkkky.
Lol they probably went home searching for the song & jammin their butts off. Happy Friday!!
l
❤ goes on
yuno Duvall ..that lady is..OMG..the epitamy of sexy!!..geez!!
yuno Duvall IMO
Goose bumps! Jesus, did they know the genius they were making? OMG.......
I agree those times the real times
I think they knew they was creating something very different and special. It's in the vibe
My mom and her friends would listen to this smoking, drinking and getting ready for the club...lol..best time
Damn right I remember watching mommy get dressed
When you're in the club and you hear the trumpet..... you know what's comming! 🎺💃🏽🎶🕺🏾
Wow !! 1980, still sounds good.
Yelp
If you are disliking this, you need to find you an Uber that can fly your ass to Planet “Out Of Touch.” You don’t belong here.
💯🔥👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾. The whole
band in the pocket...vocals on 🔥.
Good times...when life was GOOD!
They NOT KNOW'N! They NOT KNOW'N...and if this ain't FUNKY to em, They'll NEVER KNOW! I'm Just Say'n!
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂right
Lmao 😂 that’s right !!! I was born 79 and this is the jam !!!!!
That cracked me up Bear Foot...which I am of course....especially on the dance floor road house 101 still losin my shoes and having so much fun.. I hope you are too!
Rest in Peace Tonni Smith - what a voice! Timeless
70's R&B is my fav. Jam's!! My momma taught me well!!
This type of creativity is lost in music today.
The drummer is entertaining
THIS IS A CLASSIC JAMM
Immanuel Daniel I do too , I hit a lot of women off that song (lol)
Now that made my day, thank you!
Dopppppppeee
Let it get into you!!
You can’t beat me to the dance floor when this comes on. Jamaica Funk line dance 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
So much amazing energy music 40 years ago love her voice still FUNKIN' FOR JAMAICA 2021
I having a moment.🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷Hot song , have to get down now , not later. Life is too short.
Them boys jammin’!!! When that bass drop, it get serious!!!!
As a kid, never knew this song was about my hometown of Jamaica, Queens. Great song!
***********************R.I.P. TONNI SMITH********************
TOM BROWNE FEATURING TONNI SMITH
"FUNKIN' FOR JAMAICA"
*MAGIC (c)1981
When I hear that bass line, my head starts nodding every time..
wow this looks like a time where people were genuinely raw talented
shola ebofin I fee it inside my soul , just graduated from high school and heading to Austin Texas for Job Corps ,,,
That’s a great jam back in the day, beautiful motivational song,.
Yassss my old school jam of all time
Playin' this song September 2019...7-year-old son ran in and busted a move! Timeless!!! #Funkforever!
"Now this is wut I'm talkin bout" JAMMIN!!😎
What a woman, my God...Tonni....Look those legs and arms...and her voice!
I know she looks like a cross between Brandy and 1970s Tina Turner, daaaaayyyyum
Better yet try Shanene. what you lookin at. Get your ass off that cpu and make an appointment to lens crafters.
I see you were definitely paying attention... I share the same sentiment !11
63... Badass! I still dance to this at home cleaning...and many other old school jams.
I always imagined the beginning with them talking at a party so this really made me smile seeing how this went down. I try to avoid watching videos so it doesn’t kill how I imagine the song. That bass is sick!!!!
Damn, every time I hear this tune, makes me wanna get my groove on, anyone up for some ole skool clubbing?......🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🎛🎛🎛🕺💃🕺🕺🎤🎤
These cats of the 70's were so damn cool!
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Whaaa🤔happened??
Commercialism
#TheRevolutionWillNotBeTelevised
the funkiest
What happ....ened!!!! Let me tell you what happened!!!! Today all we have left is crap music.
"Lo.....rd have mercy on the young generation." 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Technology has removed authenticity from EVERYTHING!
@@davidsamuels6734 Too true Brother!!!👍
This song is timeless! Funk just makes your body move! Love it!
I'm still here in 2020!!! This is my era and I'm still jamming. It's great to be 65 and still live to enjoy!!!
BBQ cookout family reunion type good ass music
Yo black people, honestly thank you.
JOOP Jackson Preach brother!
Angolana you're welcome 😬
Haha! You summed it up perfectly!
They invented everything. African-american is such a great culture! I read somewhere that what we call American culture is in fact African-American culture, white people don't bring that much.
Angolana 😁😁😁😁😁
They're clearly Jamaican
This jam will never get old
HOUSE CLEANING MUSIC HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER...PLEASE & THANK YOU...
I was in the class of 1981'...PITTSBURG, CA. East bay! We all GOT DOWN to this CLASSIC! 35 Years later, still sounds great!
They jammin their asses off i know that much
Hell Yea
this is the shit!!
Tamiko Walker go
Tamiko Walker that was some good ass music back in the day.we need some of that now,but we hot this damn mumble rap.this type of music is called funk and I miss it.parlement had some good ass funk to
Tamiko Walker I used to think that was Chaka Khan singin
What a voice on that woman & her strength of character woow
Omg one of the best songs of the late 70’s, this is music not the shit we have today......
Still.jammin in 2019!!! WHO IS WITH ME!!!
I STILL BUMP THIS 2017 AND 2018!!!!
Michael Barrow Hell to the yeah! 2018 4SURE! ! Repeat Repeat Can't help it
Shirley Butler YOU SOUND LIKE ME!!!! PLAYING THIS OVER AND OVER!!!! LMAO!!!
Michael Barrow Im glad you and I is on the same page I will always cherish this awesome classic real music speaks for itself timeless indeed I was raised in Jamaica Queens NY SUTPHIN BLVD MEMORIES WOW! !
Shirley Butler 👍
What is the name of the lead vocals in Tom brown's band , where is she now
I love watching recording sessions. Just having fun making good music. Drummer is killing it with his expressions
Loved this jam growin up! Still do always makes me want to dance!
My my my , man we had the greatest times of my life !!!especially those back yard cookouts and block parties, and house parties to !! Damn y'all missed it... She killed it !!🎆
Passing that BALL
Played this one in Phuket Bangla Rd everyone was up!
This will always be a favorite track of mine, and toni voice is magical on this song!!
Everything about this song was 🔥 the 80s was lit.
I was 12yrs old in 81’ nothing but good times , yeah I enjoyed it 👍🏿
These jams remind me of when I DJing back in the 70's & 80' s. It still has the power to make you wanna get up and JAM!!! The music out today is just a bunch of synthesized, same beat BORE. You can't even go to an concert and hear the music like you could back in the day. I'm talking 60's 70's and part of the 80's. Thanks you tube for being YOU.!!
That's my Jam !!!!!!
I'm with yu Tracy it kinda makes you want to dance the "Soul Train Line"...can you hear Don...PEACE LOVE AND SOOOOUULLL!!! keep jamin babe...HOLLA BAk rel
Black music will live on forever, bar none!
Ty !!!!😁💖🎆🎇😂😂
@Joe k Not white music, this piano was a European instrument played properly. You stolen our people [black people], our labour for 400 years and you appropriate every other culture and murder millions of people around the world. White man's biggest contribution to black music is making our forefathers slaves creating the circumstances for this beautiful music. Get off this page and take your white supremacist views with you...
💯
Soul music forever
Will it? Imagine if white people hadn't invented most of the instruments. Your race based bullshit sickens me.
Funkiest jam ever. I can't even.
REAL MUSIC!!..the kind the artist enjoy making..having fun..being into the groove..and you enjoy listening too..I LUV my people...😘
DAMN OUR PEOPLE SO GIFTED SHALOM.
SHALOM, MY DEAR BROTHER.
Never stopped listening! 🎧
That energy they had in that studio that night will never die.
Who's still jamming in 2020?
Hope you like it folks
God damn! monster of a track! Will never get tired of this.
WELL I'M ONLY 41 AND I LOVE THAT OLD SCHOOL MUSIC THAT YOU YOU CAN UNDERSTAND!!!
That's how you play music, that's how you enjoy music, share the love, share the music.
Same here still pumping this in my car. Love the funk. Surprise I am a 53 yr old white boy. Always love this genre of music from when I was a kid. I am really more into Rock and Roll except for this music from my childhood.