I decided to try some funky breaky stuff again! Something about spring brings out the funk in me. Im starting to feel like I have better control over synthetic real instruments now beyond orchestral ...

Neo-jazz collective El Michels Affair channels the Wu-Tang Clan on Enter the 37th Chamber. Photo courtesy Fat Beats RecordsThe digital age has globalized distribution lines and taste patterns. That is ...

This is FRESH AIR. In the 1970s, influential musicians such as Ornette Coleman began combining free jazz and electric funk. Three notable vets of free funk bands periodically team up to get ...

Bowling Green State University celebrates an American original musical genre with the Funk Music in Popular Culture Conference April 25-26, 2025. A two-day event packed with guest speakers and a ...

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