Arlester "Dyke" Christian and his bandmates were packing the dance floor at one of their regular stomping grounds in Phoenix, the Elks Club on Seventh Avenue, when a man approached to ask whose song ...

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, ...

April 26 (UPI) --Brazilian singer Anitta is back with new music. The 31-year-old recording artist released her sixth studio album, Funk Generation, on Friday. In a post on Instagram, Anitta explained ...

God Made Me Funky's latest LP is simultaneously vintage and futuristic, as if the Toronto troop soundtracked a deliberately cheesy '80s sci-fi flick. The album, named Funky Fly 'N Free, begins with a ...

If you feel it, you know it, and you certainly can't fake it. It's funk, that infectious groove that blends elements of soul, jazz, gospel, R&B, and rock into a sound that gets you up out of your seat ...

New York, NY - It has been almost 20 years since New York City boogied to the sounds of funk music legends The Funky Knights. Imagine a mixture of Barry White, John Lee Hooker and Sam Kinison and you ...

A new documentary explores the history and influence of funk music and its connection to Detroit. The Independent Lens documentary “WE WANT THE FUNK!” traces the history and influence of funk music ...

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 ...

A hard-hitting, six-piece outfit, FUNKY-FUNK! is headed by star British trombonist Dennis Rollins, who received an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2018. They come to Norwich Playhouse on Saturday ...