Early funk is often associated with the Godfather Of Soul James Brown, who helped pioneer this style of dance music in the late '60s and early '70s. The ubiquitous use of syncopation (playing on the ...

This helps explain why certain timing manipulations can strongly shape musical feel without necessarily sounding obviously ‘wrong,’” Câmara said. “More broadly, the results highlight how finely tuned ...

Born from the collision of funk’s irresistible grooves and psychedelic rock’s mind-expanding textures, psychedelic funk reshaped music in the late ’60s and ’70s. Acts like Parliament-Funkadelic turned ...

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 ...

For the audio examples of the funk grooves click here With funk guitar, rhythmic grooves and chords are king. It plays an integral rhythmic role alongside the bass guitar and drums in a band, and ...

In his ’70s prime, George Clinton revolutionized the art of modern funk while leading two distinct recording outfits, Parliament and Funkadelic, touring with a flying saucer (called the Mothership) ...

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James Brown once said, "I've only got seventh grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk, and I like to put that to good use." While artists like Brown, George Clinton and Morris Day have ...