The Meters
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The Meters are a pioneering New Orleans funk band widely credited with shaping the sound of funk and influencing countless R&B, soul, and rock artists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Meters canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8395969 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Meters Context triple: [The Neville Brothers, associatedAct, The Meters]
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A.
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a pioneering New Orleans ensemble known for revitalizing the brass band tradition by blending jazz, funk, and R&B influences.
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B.
Burning Spear
Burning Spear is a pioneering Jamaican roots reggae singer and songwriter renowned for his spiritually charged, politically conscious music closely associated with Rastafarianism.
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C.
Soul Makossa
"Soul Makossa" is a 1972 Afro-funk/disco track by Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango, widely recognized for its influential groove and chant that have been heavily sampled in popular music.
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D.
The Skatalites
The Skatalites are a pioneering Jamaican ska band formed in the early 1960s, renowned for shaping the sound of ska and influencing the development of rocksteady and reggae.
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E.
Freshlyground
Freshlyground is a South African Afro-fusion band best known internationally for collaborating with Shakira on the 2010 FIFA World Cup anthem "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Meters Target entity description: The Meters are a pioneering New Orleans funk band widely credited with shaping the sound of funk and influencing countless R&B, soul, and rock artists.
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A.
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a pioneering New Orleans ensemble known for revitalizing the brass band tradition by blending jazz, funk, and R&B influences.
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B.
Burning Spear
Burning Spear is a pioneering Jamaican roots reggae singer and songwriter renowned for his spiritually charged, politically conscious music closely associated with Rastafarianism.
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C.
Soul Makossa
"Soul Makossa" is a 1972 Afro-funk/disco track by Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango, widely recognized for its influential groove and chant that have been heavily sampled in popular music.
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D.
The Skatalites
The Skatalites are a pioneering Jamaican ska band formed in the early 1960s, renowned for shaping the sound of ska and influencing the development of rocksteady and reggae.
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E.
Freshlyground
Freshlyground is a South African Afro-fusion band best known internationally for collaborating with Shakira on the 2010 FIFA World Cup anthem "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | funk band ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | late 1970s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1965 ⓘ |
| album |
Cabbage Alley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fire on the Bayou NERFINISHED ⓘ Look-Ka Py Py NERFINISHED ⓘ New Directions NERFINISHED ⓘ Rejuvenation NERFINISHED ⓘ Struttin' NERFINISHED ⓘ The Meters NERFINISHED ⓘ Trick Bag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Art Neville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Neville Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| founder | Art Neville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
New Orleans funk
ⓘ
R&B ⓘ funk ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | New Orleans music scene ⓘ |
| inception | 1965 ⓘ |
| influenced |
R&B artists
ⓘ
funk artists ⓘ rock artists ⓘ soul artists ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| member |
Art Neville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyril Neville NERFINISHED ⓘ George Porter Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Nocentelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBrainzID | b3b7f4a0-3a4b-4a3a-9f0b-4f0b0f0f0f0f ⓘ |
| notableRecognition | widely credited with shaping the sound of funk ⓘ |
| notableSongCharacteristic |
minimalist funk arrangements
ⓘ
syncopated drum grooves ⓘ tight rhythm section ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cissy Strut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hey Pocky A-Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Look-Ka Py Py NERFINISHED ⓘ People Say NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophisticated Cissy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Josie Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reprise Records ⓘ Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Meters Description of subject: The Meters are a pioneering New Orleans funk band widely credited with shaping the sound of funk and influencing countless R&B, soul, and rock artists.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.