WAR — The Grove of Anaheim, 2007

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Why this recording

Of the seven musicians the description lists among WAR's original members, only Lonnie Jordan appears in the 2007 line-up: the video shows the band as it was touring at the time, built around this survivor of the early years. Posted on the official channel, whose links point to the Rhino catalogue, it presents a programme of nearly an hour in standard definition. The repertoire sticks to the 1970s hits the band claims as its own, from Spill the Wine to Why Can't We Be Friends?, with Low Rider closing the list.

— Simon Janvier, live-sound professional and editor of the catalogue

Recording technical sheet

Rights-holding channelWar
Source statusOfficial — artist’s channel
Broadcast
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Metadata checked on YouTube on 29 September 2026.

Published on August 31, 2026 by

Full live concert of WAR at The Grove of Anaheim, California, on 30 December 2007. This filmed full concert, later released on DVD as Greatest Hits Live, presents the American band led by founder Lonnie Jordan on keyboards and vocals, with Stuart Ziff on guitar, Fernando Harkless on saxophones, Sal Rodriguez on drums, Francisco Tomaselli on bass, Marcos Reyes on percussion and Mitch Kashmar on vocals and harmonica. A major figure of 1970s funk, WAR built a unique sound blending funk, soul, Latin rock, jazz and reggae. On stage the group rolls out its timeless classics: The World Is a Ghetto, The Cisco Kid, Spill the Wine, Why Can’t We Be Friends?, Gypsy Man and the unavoidable Low Rider. The recording conveys the deep groove and party spirit of a band that shaped West Coast Black and Latino music. A reference live concert for lovers of funk, soul and cross-genre music in concert, captured in full from a sold-out California show that became one of the band’s definitive live documents.

Setlist

  1. The World Is a Ghetto
  2. City, Country, City
  3. Spill the Wine
  4. The Cisco Kid
  5. Why Can't We Be Friends?
  6. Ballero
  7. Gypsy Man
  8. Get Down
  9. Low Rider

Personnel & credits

  • Lonnie Jordan — keyboards, vocals
  • Stuart Ziff — guitar
  • Fernando Harkless — saxophone, flute
  • Sal Rodriguez — drums
  • Francisco Tomaselli — bass
  • Marcos Reyes — percussion
  • Mitch Kashmar — vocals, harmonica
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Neither WAR nor The Grove of Anaheim, Californie (USA) appears elsewhere in the catalogue: what follows rests on the ground itself, Funk from the 2000s.

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