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  1. Funk - Wikipedia

    is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various …

  2. Funk | History, Artists, Albums, & Facts | Britannica

    Nov 14, 2025 · funk, rhythm-driven musical genre popular in the 1970s and early 1980s that linked soul to later African-American musical styles. Like many words emanating from the …

  3. Best Funk Songs - Funk Music Playlist (Updated Weekly 2026)

    Let Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, Earth, Wind & Fire, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Kool & The Gang, Bootie Brown, Amy Correa Bell, Rockwell, Jamiroquai, Redbone, Beyoncé, Rick James, Wild …

  4. History of Funk — Timeline of African American Music

    Funk is an instrumental and vocal genre of dance music popularized in the 1970s that embraces many styles from the jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, soul jazz, gospel, and rock traditions. …

  5. Funk music: How America lost its groove | CNN

    Apr 8, 2025 · A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that packed dance floors.

  6. What is funk? How two James Brown classics define the genre

    Aug 21, 2025 · Learn about the key characteristics, instrumentation, music theory, and more of funk music, as defined by two James Brown classics.

  7. Funk - New World Encyclopedia

    Funk is a musical style advanced primarily by African-American artists like James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone in the late 1960s, and further developed in the 1970s by other notable …

  8. Funk Music Style Overview | AllMusic

    Named after a slang word for "stink," funk was indeed the rawest, most primal form of R&B, surpassing even Southern soul in terms of earthiness. It was also the least structured, often …

  9. Funk – Definition & Detailed Explanation – Dance Music Glossary

    Oct 20, 2025 · Funk is a genre of music that originated in the United States in the late 1960s. It is characterized by its strong rhythmic groove and emphasis on the bass and drums. Funk music …

  10. 100 Greatest Funk Songs of All Time - YouTube

    100 Greatest Funk Songs of All Time by Jollyhrothgar • Playlist • 78 videos • 9,100,306 views