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, ...
Credit: YouTube/Bruno Mars As modern classics go, 2016's 24K Magic, the title track of Bruno Mars' third studio album, is a ...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The funk music capital of the world is right here in the Miami Valley. It’s a musical style dating back more than 60 years, blending pieces of several different genres to create ...
Independent Lens presents “We Want the Funk!,” which will air 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.1. It will also be available to stream on the PBS app. It didn’t take long for ...
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 ...
Bowling Green State University celebrates an American original musical genre with the Funk Music in Popular Culture Conference April 25-26, 2025. A two-day event packed with guest speakers and a ...
We Want the Funk!, an expansive, emotive, celebratory documentary looking at one of history's most important musical genres, begins simply. Legendary studio musician Marcus Miller picks up his bass ...
Poster: Raphaelle Macaron/Courtesy Habibi Funk; Saif Abu Bakr: Jannis Stürtz; Ahmed Malek, Sharhabil Ahmed, Fadoul: Courtesy Habibi Funk; Charif Megarbane: Mohamad Al-Rifai; Umm Kulthum: Mohamed Abdel ...