WAR is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs &quot;Low Rider&quot;, &quot;Spill the Wine&quot;, &quot;The Cisco Kid&quot;, &quot;The World Is a Ghetto&quot;, and &quot;Why Can&#x27;t We Be Friends?&quot;. Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and reggae