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genre: funk rock
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description: Defunkt is an American musical group founded by the trombonist and singer Joseph Bowie in 1978 in New York City. Their music touches on elements of punk rock, funk, and jazz. Career Joseph Bowie is
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album: Crisis
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  date published: 1992
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album: Cum Funky (includes 4 Bonus Tracks)
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album: Live and Reunified
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album: Classic Defunkt (Live At Jazz Open '96 in Stuttgart, Germany)
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album: Joseph Bowie's Defunkt Soul
album: Joseph Bowie's Defunkt Soul (Double Compilation)
album: Defunkt Journey (Live At Porgy & Bess/vienna Austria & Effenaar, Eindehoven Nl)
album: Defunkt Millenium (Live @ the Paard - Den Haag)
album: The Legend of Defunkt (Volume 1 1978-2001)
album: Mastervolt
album: Voodoo Basics
album: Live at Channel Zero
album: Channel Zero
album: Petroleum Song (Funky Remix)
album: Defunkt
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Big Bird
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Joseph Bowie's Defunkt Soul
type: MusicAlbum
date published: 2009-08-10

Joseph Bowie's Defunkt Soul (Double Compilation)
type: MusicAlbum
date published: 2012-12-14

Defunkt Journey (Live At Porgy & Bess/vienna Austria & Effenaar, Eindehoven Nl)
type: MusicAlbum
date published: 2012-12-30

Defunkt Millenium (Live @ the Paard - Den Haag)
type: MusicAlbum
date published: 2013-01-18

The Legend of Defunkt (Volume 1 1978-2001)
type: MusicAlbum
date published: 2013-02-15

Mastervolt
type: MusicAlbum
date published: 2015-11-13

Mastervolt
type: MusicAlbum
date published: 2015-11-13

Voodoo Basics
type: MusicAlbum
date published: 2015-12-01

Live at Channel Zero
type: MusicAlbum
date published: 2016-05-13

Live at Channel Zero
type: MusicAlbum
date published: 2016-05-13

Channel Zero
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date published: 2016-05-27

Mastervolt
type: MusicAlbum
date published: 2020-12-01

Petroleum Song (Funky Remix)
type: MusicAlbum
date published: 2020-12-18

Defunkt
type: MusicAlbum
date published: 2021-01-29