Bernard Allisonâ??s album 'Funkifino' is taking the tradition of black music he grew up with into the 90th melting the influences into his own brand.
On "Funkifino" it turns out that Bernard was not only influenced by "the old masters" or musicians like Jimmy Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn but also grew up with the music of George Clinton and Johnny Guitar Watson -
Never released in the US, FUNKIFINO, pronounced funk-if-i-know, is Bernard Allison's ground- breaking album the takes the tradition of black music he grew up with and melting it with the blues from Koko Taylor and Luther Allison to Johnny Winter. A must for any fan of the blues.