BIOGRAPHY
Formed in Munich in the early 1990s by schoolmates Jan Weissenfeldt (J.J. Whitefield) and Boris Geiger (Bo Baral), The Poets of Rhythm grew out of a shared obsession with late 1960s and early 1970s funk 45s, James Brown, Funkadelic, Parliament and The Meters. They launched their own label, Hotpie & Candy Records, debuting with the 1992 single "Funky Train" b/w "Hotpie's Popcorn," then cut the raw, analog-style debut album Practice What You Preach in 1993, a release that became a cult favorite on the rare groove scene.