‘WE WANT THE FUNK!’ explores the lifespan of the genre and features interviews with George Clinton, Kirk Franklin, Questlove, ...
Filmmakers Stanley Nelson Jr. and Nicole London didn’t want to do a typical documentary on funk music. What they made is a ...
A rundown of the best funk bass players of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, and the monster ...
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.
“The music was playing, everybody was happy, and some funk song was on. “Some of the people who’d put money in ‘Miles’ said, ‘Oh, man, this ‘Miles’ is great,’” Nelson remembers.
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 range of artists representing American Roots ...
Patrick Watson and Ruby Waters will play the mainstage on Friday, July 25, as will British funk pioneers Cymande. That band ...
This ‘Independent Lens’ presentation focuses on the rise of funk in the 1960s and ’70s, highlighting its place in black music ...