Funk music emerged in the 1960s as a vibrant fusion of soul, jazz, and R&B, marked by its syncopated basslines, groovy rhythms, and an infectious sense of movement. Pioneered by artists like James ...

Now this is how you retire: 60-year-old dance teacher Shirley Clements celebrated her last school year with a surprise performance – of Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk,” no less – at the annual ...

Gabriela Vallim reflects on the booming interest in baile funk in the UK, and explains the complex social history behind the ...

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 ...

Their beats became the mothership of hip-hop and dance music. Their live shows were ... or rump-shaking as P-Funk, with an Afrofuturist philosophy of funk as the cosmic life force, dedicated ...

Chicago-born ghetto house pioneer DJ Funk has died. His close friend and frequent collaborator DJ Slugo confirmed his death ...