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 ...

Funk music emerged in the 1960s as a vibrant fusion of soul, jazz, and R&B, marked by its syncopated basslines, groovy ...

Music is a multi-layered thing, with multiple types for multiple people. Rap, pop, R&B, rock and country. You name it, it’s ...

But despite this dominance, sertanejo has little export potential. Few artists care about going global, says Mr Morel. That ...

From the Ohio Players to Lakeside, Slave and Zapp, some of the top funk bands in the country came from Dayton.

Gabriela Vallim reflects on the booming interest in baile funk in the UK, and explains the complex social history behind the Brazilian sound and why it's important to recognise its impact as a tool of ...

Rather than simply a genre, hip-hop is a culture ... the single most influential figure in the music’s history, developing the more languid g-funk sound and making major stars out of a ...

The story of funk music will make you get up and dance. The history and legacy of public libraries remind us why our country endorsed free education. We celebrate the work of caregivers who ...

George Clinton, 83, performs on stage at Chicago’s House of Blues, revisiting the legendary Parliament Funkadelic canon alongside opener Tamarie T. & Thee Elektra Kumpany ...

Cimafunk, a 35-year-old musician dubbed a "global ambassador" for Cuban music, has earned Grammy nominations three years in a row. Blending genres from Latin rock to Afro-Cuban funk, he creates ...

Cimafunk, a 35-year-old musician dubbed a "global ambassador" for Cuban music, has earned Grammy nominations three years in a row. Blending genres from Latin rock to Afro-Cuban funk, he creates ...