Home / Music / Cymande's Second Time Round fuses funk with Caribbean rhythmsMusic linernotes album music cymandeCymande's Second Time Round fuses funk with Caribbean rhythmsCymande’s Second Time Round blends funk with calypso and reggae influences, giving it a sound that stands apart from typical 1970s funk. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesCymande leaned into reggae on Tough GongCymande is pronounced sih-MAHN-dayCymande's Tough Gong title nods to Bob Marley's Tuff Gong studioTough Gong blends funk, reggae, and calypso into Afro-Caribbean soulCymande's recordings became hip-hop sample gold for De La Soul and the FugeesExploreD'Angelo took Black Messiah all-analogBlues Pills draw constant Janis Joplin comparisonsMiles Davis played trumpet through a wah-wah pedal on On the CornerLaurie Anderson invents her own instrumentsElgar's Violin Concerto manuscript carries a Spanish riddlePrevious Cymande's Tough Gong title nods to Bob Marley's Tuff Gong studioNext Cymande's Second Time Round came out in 1973 on Janus Records