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The Meters
- Country / region
- United States
- Recording years
- 1969–2023
- Recordings in scope
- 10
- Albums in scope
- 8
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The Meters in African Popular Music
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ARTIST STORY
Meet The Meters
The Meters is a band / group associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1969–2023. The artist is connected with Afrobeat and Funk, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.
Listen for how Afrobeat and Funk shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Cardova”, “Stormy”, “Go for Yourself”, “What'cha Say”. Then move to “The Meters” and “Struttin'” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.
BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS
Basic information
- Type
- Band / group
- Country / region
- United States
- Formation date
- 1965
- Formed in
- New Orleans
START HERE
Recordings in the current scope
01Cardova1969 · Funk · funkOpen in new tab 02Stormy1969 · Funk · instrumentalOpen in new tab 03Go for Yourself1970 · FunkOpen in new tab 04What'cha Say1974 · Funk · funkOpen in new tab 05Medley: Rocking Pneumonia / Something You Got / I Know / Everybody Loves a Lover1992 · FunkOpen in new tab 06Sing a Simple Song2004 · funkOpen in new tab 07(The World Is a Little Bit Under the Weather) Doodle-Oop2023 · Afrobeat · afrobeatOpen in new tab
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums in the current scope
Album·2015
The Meters
Album·1970
Struttin'
Album·1974
Rejuvenation
Album·1992
Uptown Rulers!: The Meters Live on the Queen Mary
Album·1996
The Best of the Meters
Album·2004
Ghetto Funk Sessions
Album·2020
Gettin’ Funkier All the Time: The Complete Josie, Reprise and Warner Recordings 1968–1977
Album·2023
The Mood Mosaic Eleven: Feelin’ Funky!
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