With high ceilings, clear sightlines, multi-level balconies and three bars, Union Transfer is attracting top national and international talent in genres as varied as rock, funk, rap and hip hop.

BBC: Philadelphia��s musical roots

On Sunday we begin with We The Undersigned, aka WtU. They are a Liverpool based collective that play a high energy mix of Reggae, Rock, Funk, Jazz and Hip Hop, topped with a four piece brass section.

BBC: Made in Liverpool Mathew Street stage

He is also known to play small club dates in New York as a part of The Robert Glasper Experiment, in which he further explores the intersection of hip-hop and jazz, with some neo-soul and funk thrown in.

NPR: Robert Glasper on Piano Jazz

Noble hypothesizes that hip-hop might be behind the resurgence, because the genre has sampled soul and funk music since its emergence.

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