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, ...

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 ...

P BS’s Independent Lens series tackles the history and cultural impact of funk music in its latest 90-minute documentary, We ...

It’s not just the music. It’s something else. You know, where did funk come from? What were the times in the ’60s and ’70s that produced funk? All of those things were kind of floating ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - For seven decades, George Clinton and his super group Parliament Funkadelic have reigned as the mothership of funk music. Ava Van Valen recently caught up with ...

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 ...

Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ‘70s golden age when songs from groups like the Ohio Players and Parliament pumped from speakers in dorm rooms, high school dances and “blue ligh ...