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Expressive, versatile, and dripping in history - the fizzing frequencies of funk and the seductive sounds of soul are ever-alluring; and when all these sounds merge on a festival lineup, you can bet ...

The Cheryl Lynn song remains a timeless anthem 48 years later.

Early funk is often associated with the Godfather Of Soul James Brown, who helped pioneer this style of dance music in the late '60s and early '70s. The ubiquitous use of syncopation (playing on the ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As a musical genre, funk is practically impossible to define. It is a feeling and an essence, and proudly ...

Disco and funk, once the heartbeat of the '70s and '80s, are finding new life in today’s music scene. Modern artists are reworking vintage grooves with fresh production, creating tracks that feel both ...

I could live 10 lives and still not hear half of the worthwhile music that's out there. It's a wonderful yet frustrating feeling. Looking at the rows of funk compilations at Chicago's Dusty Groove ...

How to make old styles sound fresh? Dallas' Silver Skylarks give a master class on the topic on The Number One Set and Sound, a debut album fusing '60s soul, '70s funk and '90s hip-hop into one ...