As “Funk Rave” approaches 25 million Spotify streams, Anitta rolled out three-part bundle Funk Generation: A Favela Story on Thursday. Released via Republic Records/Universal Music Latin Entertainment ...

The profound shift from soul and R&B into funk during the ’70s saw many bands take up the mantle of James Brown’s innovations of the late ’60s. In the early part of the decade, African-American bands ...

Funk music truly came into its own as a genre in the 1960s, but according to Brian Eno, the roots of the genre originated in ...

Something occurred to me after I typed up my Synaesthete impressions today: where is all the funk music in rhythm games? As I quoted, that title makes mention of "a machine world made of funk and ...

PBS’s Independent Lens series tackles the history and cultural impact of funk music in its latest 90-minute documentary, We Want the Funk! The film, co-directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London, ...

This ‘Independent Lens’ presentation focuses on the rise of funk in the 1960s and ’70s, highlighting its place in black music and politics. John Anderson ...

Donnie Sundal and Derwin Perkins don’t have to talk. The duo behind Destin funk and soul band Boukou Groove speak rhythm. The instrumentalists met through mutual friends in New Orleans and started ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — June is Black Music Month and all month long at WISH-TV, we’re highlighting the influence of African Americans on the music industry. On Tuesday, we highlighted Lester Johnson, a ...

Often in funk, the guitarist’s role is strictly rhythmic. It’s less about shredding or melodies and more about adding a syncopated rhythm or some texture, and that means most of the work lies with the ...

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, ...

On the last edition of Play It Forward, All Things Considered's chain of musical gratitude, funk legend George Clinton spoke about opera singer and funk keyboardist Constance Hauman. In particular, he ...