We Want the Funk” starts just as a documentary about funk music should – with musician Marcus Miller slapping that bass.

The full lineup for the Ogden Music Festival was just announced, featuring a medley of genres from country to Afro-Cuban funk ...

DJ Funk, the Chicago legend who coined the term "ghetto house," has died. The musician, whose real name was Charles Chambers, was 54. Funk's death was confirmed to PEOPLE by his friend and ...

It belonged to the grandfather of singer-songwriter Yellow Days, with whom Wilson was staying when he borrowed it from the artist’s closet. He said it initially reminded him of Arnold ...

From the golden age of rap to present day, look at (and listen to) some of the most iconic funk samples ever used in hip-hop, and watch WE WANT THE FUNK! on PBS.

Chronicling the history and influence of funk music, PBS Distribution's We Want The Funk! features legendary artists and rare ...

Dj Funk, a talented artist who has brought so much joy and inspiration to so many through his music, is now facing the heartbreaking reality of planning for his final farewell,' a statement on the ...

Phillips Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk vibraphonist known for the album ... His songs have since been sampled by artists including Mary J. Blige (“My Life”), A Tribe Called Quest (“Bonita ...

"Boladian expressed his views that Black artists lacked the education and intelligence ... Clinton founded the Parliaments as a teenager in the '50s. The P-Funk legacy was developed in a ...

Few artists care about going global, says Mr Morel. That leaves funk (which Brazilians pronounce as “funky”) as the genre that could alter Brazil’s reputation. “We make music to be heard ...