The Funkees has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 20 October 2013. The Funkees's music has been featured on 33 episodes.

The Funkees were a rock band from the east of Nigeria. All members were veterans of the Biafran War. They recorded a number of singles in the 1970s for HMV and EMI Nigeria, before moving to London to record their debut album The Point Of No Return.