Listen to tracks from Weldon Irvine, Flora Purim, George Duke and more artists who sent jazz to the dance floor with ...

Funkadelic and David Bowie combined experimentation and genre-bending elements in funk rock to craft some of the best ...

“Superstition” by Wonder is one of the greatest funk songs ever. Released in 1972, it has an unforgettable groove, catchy rhythm, and energetic vibe. The funky clavinet riff is instantly recognizable.

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, ...

When we hear modern music echoing the 1970s, we often describe it as retro. But pulling classic sounds into a new era is easier when the music you borrow from is groundbreaking funk. Funk and soul ...

Considering its rhythmic complexities and instrumental demands, at first glance funk music would appear to make for an unlikely partner for punk rock. Add its focus on the bass and drums, its mostly ...

James Brown once said, "I've only got seventh grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk, and I like to put that to good use." While artists like Brown, George Clinton and Morris Day have ...

Brazilian funk always makes its way toward foreign audiences in organic, unplanned, surprising ways. It’s seen in the TikTok trends of “Tubarão te amo” and “Parado no Bailão” during the FIFA World Cup ...

In a newly published book, CU Boulder Professor Reiland Rabaka delves into the culture and sound of music’s ‘best-kept secret’ Barely two months into the ‘70s, Funkadelic—led by George Clinton, ...

It might come as a surprise to non-Brazilians that the trailblazing pop star Anitta first started her career as an MC. In Brazil, this means you’re a baile funk singer. Born in Rio suburbs, the MC ...

It's been 50 years since Wild Cherry released their only No. 1 hit, "Play That Funky Music," but the song is still making history. The hit single from the band's self-titled 1976 debut album was just ...

The evolution and influence of funk music and Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd. “American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson talks with Satori Shakoor, who was a member of the Brides of ...