If ever there was a time for the Return of the Funki Dred its now. As the world slowly emerges from a pandemic of chaos into the forward facing challenge of Black Lives Matter, could there be a more reassuring soundtrack than Back To Life or Keep On Movin? However, in keeping with these unique times those tunes will be as never heard before.Soul II Souls Funki Dred Records is back after nearly thirty years in hiatus, still bridging the gap between street and sophistication with a schedule of totally 21st Century takes on club classics, and passing the Dred Head banner on to a selection of new young stars. Funki Dred will be releasing music on 12 black vinyl, and collectible coloured vinyl. First on the reactivated catalogue will be an Afrobeat Zepherin Saint remix of Back To Life featuring the legendary Nigerian drummer Tony Allen. The 12 features the full ten minute plus Zepherin Saint Mix re-working, alongside a punchy Zepherin Saint Radio Edit and a Zepherin Saint Club Edit, and to complete the package comes a different take on this classic track in the form of the Tribe Vocal Mix. The 12 will come on Limited Clear Green Vinyl (Limited to 500 copies), alongside a DJ friendly Black Vinyl version, and will form part 1 of a series of reworked and remixed 12 vinyl of classic Soul II Soul tracks.