Still cool: Kool and The Gang release first album in 10 years

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2007

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — They became global superstars for creating some of the most uplifting dance music ever recorded, a string of feel-good anthems beloved of nightclub DJs all over the world.

Yet 10 years after Kool and The Gang's last new album of original material, the band that gave the world seminal tracks like "Ladies Night," "Celebration" and "Get Down On It" are tackling weightier issues.

In an interview with AFP to mark the release of their new album "Still Kool," founding members Robert "Kool" Bell, 56, and brother Ronald said the serious themes of the record were a reflection of the state of the world.

"It's been 10 years since the last album and we've been travelling around trying to find inspiration to write something new," Ronald, 55, told AFP....