Circo Simonelli (pronounced Tjirko Simonelli) is an international instrumental funk band with high-energy perfomance. So, in 2 words, an INSTRUMENTAL POWERBAND! 7 young musicians make groovy, feel-good, easy-listening funk music with many influences from other music styles such as Pop, Jazz, Latin, Rock, Disco, Soul and Funk. Most songs composed and arranged by Luca Simonelli, the front man and founder of Circo Simonelli, with exception of a few songs composed by other band members or composers such as Lito Mabjaia and Dylan Jongbloed (track 5), Tijn Wybenga (track 7) and Bela Horvat (track 8). Funkappeal will give you the urge to dance and move those hips, but will at the same time be a perfect album for background music.