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

A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that ...

Funk music has been around since the 1960s, developing out of gospel, R&B and soul, with a distinct emphasis on "syncopated ...

Questlove: What its music instructed you to do is dance in a way that the music dictates. ♪ Funk music literally instructs you on how to move. Kool & the Gang: ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, yeah ♪ ...

Now this is how you retire: 60-year-old dance teacher Shirley Clements celebrated her last school year with a surprise performance – of Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk,” no less – at the annual ...

‘WE WANT THE FUNK!’ explores the lifespan of the genre and features interviews with George Clinton, Kirk Franklin, Questlove, David Byrnem, and more.

INDEPENDENT LENS PREMIERES A SOULFUL AND MOVING PORTRAIT OF FUNK MUSIC “WE WANT THE FUNK!” APRIL 8 at 9:00 PM ON PBS ...

The 1960s was a melting pot of musical innovation, with multiple genres forming, growing and progressing simultaneously in often completely different directions. Funk music started to emerge in ...

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.

This week we're unfurling the dancefloor's 100 most essential tracks, with 20 jams per day. The term “dance music” may conjure visions of heaving clubs, packed festival tents and partying with ...

Today’s charts are dominated by plastic dance pop that feels like it’s been assembled by an AI bot. I can’t help but wonder: Why did funk music lose its popularity? And did we lose something ...