The Flo Collectives’s tribute to Nile Rodgers thrilled a packed Hideaway audience.
Florelie Escano brought her band (guitar, bass, trumpet, saxaphone, keyboard, drums and percussion) to Hideaway and they performed two sets of music with a Nile Rodgers theme. The band was a very tight funky unit who laid down the trademark Nile Rodgers vibe. Florelie shared lead vocals with the excellent Ebonie G.
Across the sets they featured all of the best known Nile Rodgers songs including ‘Everybody Dance’, ‘I Want Your Love’ and ‘Le Freak’. They performed both of the songs Nile wrote for Sister Sledge ‘He’s The Greatest Dancer’ and ‘We Are Family’ together with the song he wrote for Diana Ross ‘I’m Coming Out’ and the one he produced for her ‘Upside Down’.
Many of the audience were dancing to the disco beat and it was no surprise that the band were called back for an encore.
The Flo Collective is a great band and if you enjoy disco music, you should go to see them perform. Ebonie is a singer and song-writer and it would be worthwhile having a listen to her music too because she has a soulful voice. Credit must go to Florelie for putting the great band and the show together.
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