Released in the early ’80s, it became a staple ... but this isn’t just a love song. It’s a celebration of rhythm, dance, and the hypnotic power of funk. The track was a massive hit, becoming ...

Some of the best funk songs of all time sound just as fresh as they did when they came out decades ago, which is beyond rare.

Many early disco songs leaned on the same rhythmic phrasings ... effectively disappeared in the technological era of the 80s, funk managed to embrace the synthetic elements, or at least work ...

A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that packed dance floors. John Blake says that today’s pop music, largely ...

Japan found its regional answer to synth pop and disco in the form of city pop. This once mostly unknown genre is currently ...