Editing Brit funk (section)

==Name and characteristics==
The term Brit funk evolved from the club DJs and James Hamilton of ''[[Record Mirror]]'' whose column had a major influence in launching new records. Brit funk was a fusion of [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[funk]], [[soul music]] rhythms. Pioneers of this sound, groups [[Hi-Tension]] and [[Light of the World (band)|Light of the World]], had a British twist to their instrumentation and vocals,<ref name=BBCBritFunk/> avoiding American accents. The emerging [[punk rock]] scene has also been cited as an influence by Brit funk musicians: [[Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick]], guitarist with Light of the World and subsequently leader of [[Incognito (band)|Incognito]], said that the energy of punk and a lack of musical experience led to his attempts to emulate the "slick funk" of 1970s American soul and jazz-funk acts turning into a sound "somewhere between that and a guy that’s just thrashing a guitar", whilst [[John Rocca]] of Freeez - who were signed by punk label [[Beggars Banquet Records]] - also drew parallels between the two scenes. Hi-Tension co-founder Paul McLean has also suggested that the Caribbean roots of many Brit funk musicians also influenced their music, resulting in "a looser rhythm (and) hints of reggae in the sound".<ref name=petridis />