Orgone (band)

Orgone
Orgone
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Funk, soul, Afrobeat
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Shanachie
Members	Sergio Rios (guitar); Adryon de León (vocals); Dan Hastie (keyboards); Sam Halterman (drums); Dale Jennings (bass)
Past members	Niki J Crawford (vocals); Stewart Killen (percussion); Devin Williams (trumpet); Ethan Phillips (bass); Fanny Franklin (vocals); Sean O'Shea (drums); Joel Bowers (saxophone); Tim Glum (bass); Darren Cardoza (trombone)
Website	orgonespace.com

Orgone is an American band from Los Angeles, California. The group's sound draws from 1960s- and 1970s-era funk and soul.

While several members of the band played together from the early 1990s, Orgone did not coalesce into a regular band until 1999. Many of their early gigs were as a backing band for hip-hop musicians.^[1] After a 2001 debut release, the band added vocalist Fanny Franklin to do a cover of "Funky Nassau" by the Beginning of the End; she remained as a full-time member, although much of their music is instrumental.^[2] The group released its second album The Killion Floor in 2007,^[3] which featured "Funky Nassau" as well as covers of "Do Your Thing" by Isaac Hayes and "I Get Lifted" by Harry Wayne Casey of K.C. and the Sunshine Band.^[4]^[5] In 2010 the band opened for Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings on tour.^[6] They have also performed at festivals like Bonnaroo and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.^[7]

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