Here we find 2 modern classics, fit to fend off any pretenders to soul diva Marva's throne. "I Am What I Am" heralds the first lady's return, with her sounding in fine fettle over a tight JB style groove, supplied courtesy of Japan's Osaka Monaurail.

Widely regarded as the funkiest of all James Brown�s singers, Marva has been singing since childhood and first made her mark as part of the James Brown Revue in the late-1960�s. It wasn�t long before the Kansas born soulstress was cutting records of her own, many of which have since become rare-groove collectors items.