The 1960s was a melting pot of musical innovation, with multiple genres forming, growing and progressing simultaneously in often completely different directions. Funk music started to emerge in ...

Music is a multi-layered thing, with multiple types for multiple people. Rap, pop, R&B, rock and country. You name it, it’s ...

Roy Ayers, the legendary vibraphonist and composer known for his groundbreaking work in jazz-funk, has passed away at the age ...

From the Ohio Players to Lakeside, Slave and Zapp, some of the top funk bands in the country came from Dayton.

Gabriela Vallim reflects on the booming interest in baile funk in the UK, and explains the complex social history behind the Brazilian sound and why it's important to recognise its impact as a tool of ...

The documentary, featuring James Brown, George Clinton, Questlove, David Bowie, and Elton John, explores “the funk genre’s influence on contemporary music, fashion, freedom of expression ...

Inside a black brick building in Anacostia is the story of the funk beats and calls and responses that molded the District’s ...

DJ Funk, the Chicago producer who created and named the subgenre of ghetto house, is dead. He was 54, per The Guardian, ...

Produced by the dynamic duo of Stuart and Ratti- affectionately called “the M&M’s”- "Madding Crowd" was recorded across two continents: Cape Town, South Africa, with longtime collaborator Andrew ...

Experience the electrifying sound of the Mary Ancheta Quartet as they push the boundaries of jazz and electro-funk with raw, high-energy performances! Inspired by the likes of Squarepusher, The Meters ...

Roy Ayers, the influential vibraphonist and jazz-funk pioneer known for his iconic track "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," has ...

The story of funk music will make you get up and dance. The history and legacy of public libraries remind us why our country endorsed free education. We celebrate the work of caregivers who ...