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 ...

I wrote recently about some of the most influential artists who brought together punk and funk in their music. It's still quite a thought-provoking and perhaps unexpected fusion of genres.

The British group with Caribbean roots stopped performing in 1974. Its slow-rolling comeback is realized on Friday with a new ...

Exploring the origin story of Wess Johnson, the American funk and soul bassist and singer who traded North Carolina for Rome ...

The show Brazilian Funk Night combines “all of this Brazilian music with a funk groove and a lot of improvisation,” said ...

I can always rely on Billboard to educate me on what's hot (and what's not) in the music industry. The mag recently confirmed ...

The most legendary jazz-funk band of all time is coming to Ann Arbor. The Headhunters, co-led by percussionist Bill Summers ...

Before that, Miller, Baker and Felts had been leaning more toward blues music. Then, after they'd been playing house shows, a woman approached them and suggested they move toward funk.

Danielle Westbrook, co-founder and organizer of the Oly Funk Fest, with Alan Rose and Richard Williams, points to their ...

Renascence finds Cymande firmly in the pocket. The widescreen funk and rumble of hand-drums make slow-burn opener Chasing An ...