Funk & Soul Xmas ft. PM Warson & Carmy Love

A Christmas funk and soul night at Paper Dress Vintage in London, headlined by PM Warson and Carmy Love, with Love Cloud and Super Lemon Cherry opening and a DJ session after the live sets.

Carmy Love is a UK soul singer who has sung with Cool Million, Charles and House Gospel Choir and was an original member of New Street Adventure. PM Warson, a performer working in a ’60s style of R&B, has played live across the UK and abroad. Together, with a band behind them, they headline a set of ’60s soul and R&B built around stomping rhythms, punchy horns and strong soul vocals, with Carmy taking the lead throughout.

Love Cloud, a seven-piece, blend roots reggae, R&B and Afro-Latin rhythms, citing Sault, Talking Heads and Fela Kuti as touchstones, and bring bass-driven, horn-led grooves to the opening slot. Super Lemon Cherry, a funk and soul group from south-east London, play their own originals alongside selected covers, drawing on Jamiroquai, Vulfpeck, Prince and Roy Ayers, with their full line-up on the night.

The evening is aimed at people who want to dance: once the live music ends, DJ Perri Kaye of All Souled Out plays a funk, soul and disco session into the late hours. Paper Dress Vintage is a London venue that hosts concerts and shows.