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 ...

The evolution and influence of funk music and Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd. “American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson talks with Satori Shakoor, who was a member of the Brides of ...

University of Dayton alumna Claire O’Brien ’24 was in a ride-share with friends in Chicago during her junior year when the driver asked where they were from. “When we said Dayton, he said: ‘Dayton, ...

NOLA FUNK FEST: The Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience will present funk acts Oct. 18-20 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Ave. in New Orleans. They include Leo Nocentelli, George ...

April 26 (UPI) --Brazilian singer Anitta is back with new music. The 31-year-old recording artist released her sixth studio album, Funk Generation, on Friday. In a post on Instagram, Anitta explained ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — June is Black Music Month and all month long at WISH-TV, we’re highlighting the influence of African Americans on the music industry. On Tuesday, we highlighted Lester Johnson, a ...

Groundbreaking and influential singer, songwriter, and guitarist Sly Stone has died. He famously fronted the highly influential Sly and the Family Stone for nearly two decades. The group blended funk, ...

Sly Stone was a musical alchemist, combining soul, funk, and psychedelic rock with elements of gospel, jazz, and Latin music to create the new sound of the 1960s. With his prodigious Afro and platform ...

Get ready to dance, sing, and support a great cause! The Arc Aid Music Festival is bringing together all kinds of music, family fun, and food—and it’s all to support an incredible local mission. Emily ...