February 21, 2025 Zombies, vampires, the Phoenix bird—few bands use these as role models in formulating a career path. Actually, Cymande did not consciously decide to follow in their footsteps, but ...

"Getting It Back" is too focused on the legacy of Cymande to actually tell the band's story. The official story on Cymande (a Calypso word, pronounced sih-MAHN-day) is pretty brief. They formed amid ...

You've probably heard the Anglo-Caribbean group Cymande, whether you realize it or not, especially if you dig quality vintage hiphop and crafty electronic-music producers such as Luke Vibert. That's ...

The first British band to command the stage at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater wasn't the Beatles or the Rolling Stones. It was Cymande. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CHASING AN EMPTY DREAM") CYMANDE: (Singing) ...

In October, Cymande unveiled Renascence, the inimitable British psych-funk ensemble’s first record in a decade. With the preview single “Chasing an Empty Dream,” the band showed that its forthcoming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cymande is a band made for our current moment — as they’ve been for 50 years. Decade after decade, new listeners wake up to the ...

According to Steve Scipio and Patrick Patterson, Cymande never officially broke up. It might seem as if the act’s decades-long disappearance from the spotlight after releasing a handful of acclaimed ...

Described as "spiritual...versatile...smooth, sweet and very different", no-one has yet to sum up the unique sound of Cymande in one simple word or phrase. Nyah-Rock ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio of the British funk band Cymande about their new album and about reconstituting the band after decades. The first British band to ...