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

Funk music started to emerge in black American ... One of the genre’s pioneers, James Brown, is still considered the King of Funk, having started in 1958 with his band James Brown and the ...

WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown's ...

Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ‘70s golden age when songs ... The film traces the birth of funk music to one person: James Brown. The Godfather of Soul, who once said, “I ...

Tron, Zillatron, King of the Geepies, Bootdullivan, Bedroom Bootsy and, of course, Bootzilla - have always battled for space ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When discussing the foundations of modern music, James Brown is a name that cannot be ignored. Known as the ...

As a progenitor of funk music, Brown with his band created a stripped-down, rhythmically driven aesthetic that has influenced world music from reggae to Afrobeat. Much of popular music since the 1960s ...

This ‘Independent Lens’ presentation focuses on the rise of funk in the 1960s and ’70s, highlighting its place in black music ...

The One: The Life and Music of James Brown by RJ Smith ... later, in funk-infused tunes like “Get Up (I Feel Like Being) a Sex Machine,” Brown’s music is the id unleashed.

“We Want the Funk!” shows how funk music fueled a pro-Black resistance ... And that’s how you get songs like James Brown’s “Say It Loud — I’m Black and I’m Proud.” ...

Since joining James Brown’s band 55 years ago this month, Collins has made sturdy, buoyant bass lines, which stretch out all over the place before returning to the one, the bedrock of funk.