LISTEN: Galactic Shares Potent “Ready For Me” (Feat. Cimafunk and Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph

Galactic has shared “Ready For Me” (Feat. Cimafunk and Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph), available now at all DSPs and streaming services. The track heralds the upcoming arrival of the renowned New Orleans funk quintet’s eagerly anticipated new EP, TCHOMPITOULAS, arriving Friday, January 20 on their own Tchuop-Zilla Records. Check out the fiery track that sees Galactic continually pushing its sound into its most relevant mix of soul, hip hop and funk.

TCHOMPITOULAS once again sees Galactic enlisting a diverse array of talent that includes their own vocal powerhouse Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph along with Afro-Cuban rockstar Cimafunk, who is looking to win his first Grammy at this year’s award ceremony. Also featured on the EP are rapper Eric Biddines, singer/songwriter Eric Gordon, and fellow New Orleans musician Glen David Andrews. Highlights include the fiery instrumental workout, “Big Whiskers,” available everywhere now for streaming and download.

In the true collaborative spirit of Galactic, we approached this EP as a way to connect with some of our new favorite singers and rappers including our new(Ish) singer Anjelika ‘Jelly’ Joseph,” says Galactic co-founder/bassist Robert Mercurio. “Recording with a different artist influences our songwriting and can bring out some exciting results. This also gets our creative juices flowing.

Last year Cimafunk had a couple of days off in NOLA, so he stopped by our studio and we were working on a new demo,” Mercurio continues. “He immediately came up with his verses and idea for the hook. He hit the vocal booth and just killed his parts. We all agreed it would be cool to add some English to his Spanish verses, so we mentioned getting Jelly in to sing with him and he was thinking the exact same thing. Today, the release date of this single, we are heading to Cuba to perform and hang with him. We are very much looking forward to continuing our collaborations with Cimafunk – he is a force of funk!

“I love the connection that Cuba and New Orleans share musically and culturally – it’s so FUNKY!” Says Cimafunk. “Galactic and Jelly have become brothers and sisters to me and you can feel that connection on the track, that love comes out in the groove. We had a lot of fun in the studio, but also walking the streets on New Orleans together and jamming out from time to time. Now I got them coming to see me in Havana and I’m going to return the favor and how special to release the track and perform together on a Havana rooftop the same day!”

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