To casual observers Earth, Wind And Fire are a name synonymous with the disco era and hits like Boogie Wonderland, September and Let’s Groove. But they were so much more than that.
They blended jazz, funk, soul, psychedelia, Latin, rock with a whole lot of spiritualism, black positivity and some incredible musicianship. Afro-futurism? Maurice White’s crew embodied the term in the 1970s (along with George Clinton, of course).
