Festivals Acadiens et Creoles marks its 51st year Oct. 10-12 in Lafayette's Girard Park. The three-day event is celebration ...

The documentary “King of Them All” by Clifton filmmaker Yemi Oyediran brings the King Record story to national audiences on ...

In “Mothership Connected,” Seth Neblett, whose mother, Mallia Franklin, was a member of Parliament-Funkadelic, delves into ...

Discover 9 classic Gap Band songs that showcase their funk, soul, and R&B brilliance—timeless tracks that still resonate today.

Though perhaps it wasn't clear at the time, these key dates wound up shaping Detroit music history. They include Bob Seger's career-making concerts at Cobo Arena in 1975, Berry Gordy's first encounter ...

Michael Beard, a drummer from Columbus, Ohio, passed away on August 25. He performed with the band from 1974 to 1985 on tracks like "Shake Your Rump to the Funk." After his time with the Bar-Kays, ...

Funkmaster Flex has addressed the speculation that he was responsible for DJ Enuff’s recent firing from Hot 97. The iconic DJ (born Aston George Taylor Jr.) spoke on the matter on Monday night during ...

When Cymande released their self-titled debut album in 1972, their unique blend of calypso, reggae, funk and jazz struck a chord with American audiences. Back home in the U.K., the band was largely ...

Questlove's directorial debut, Summer of Soul, won the Academy Award for best documentary feature in 2022; his latest film, Sly Lives!, is a masterful portrait of the legendary funk innovator Sly ...

Jon Batiste’s music mirrors connection, intimacy. His songs, accompanied often by his Stay Human ensemble, are so fundamental and informed by deep jazz, Afro-pop, R&B, and New Orleans roots that he is ...

After 28 years of working for the same public relations agency, as well as dealing with three separate name changes, Donovan Roche decided it was time for a change for himself. When he joined The ...

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