The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade’s end, ...
We Want the Funk!, an expansive, emotive, celebratory documentary looking at one of history's most important musical genres, begins simply. Legendary studio musician Marcus Miller picks up his bass ...
The syncopated story of funk music, from its roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk and beyond. WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, ...
Bowling Green State University celebrates an American original musical genre with the Funk Music in Popular Culture Conference April 25-26, 2025. A two-day event packed with guest speakers and a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups embodied the late ’70s blend of funk, disco, and soul quite like Heatwave. Formed in the mid-1970s, the group became internationally known for their infectious grooves ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With President Donald Trump waging war on the arts, via his control of the Kennedy Center and his ongoing attacks on museums ...
Independent Lens presents “We Want the Funk!,” which will air 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.1. It will also be available to stream on the PBS app. It didn’t take long for ...
It’s common knowledge at this point that the history of funk music is rooted in Dayton, but what about the future? To answer that question, 2 NEWS weekend anchor Kayla Farris took a trip to City Day ...
In the list below of the Top 40 Funk Songs, which were voted on by the UCR staff, funk takes on various guises, from the earliest R&B detours to the synthesizer and electronic embellishments of the ...