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 ...

Welcome to our 1970s based funk lesson, the aim of which is to arm you with the skills you’ll need to create great ’70s-style funk parts. The first technique to examine is 16th-note strumming, which ...

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 ...

The 1970s brought a revolution to R&B and soul music that changed everything. Artists started blending funk rhythms, social messages, and cinematic production in ways nobody had heard before. These 8 ...

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...

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 ...

Funk predates rock ’n’ roll. The highly syncopated form can be traced back to 1953, when jazz pianist Horace Silver began recording original songs such as “Opus de Funk” for Blue Note Records. With ...

Brazil has long been a laboratory for sonic innovation, synthesizing the unique musical traditions of the country’s diverse population. At the cutting edge is baile funk, a sound that stems back ...

Start with midwestern heart and Syrian soul, add in funk and global storytelling and you have a show with Bassel & the ...

Nonfans of hip-hop might find “We Want the Funk!” to be a tale of devolution. As directors Stanley Nelson and Nicole London tell us in this “Independent Lens” presentation on PBS, black pop in the ...