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Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony, and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground. Unlike R&B and soul songs, which had many chord changes, funk songs are often based on an extended vamp on a single chord.

Like much of African inspired music, funk typically consists of a complex groove with rhythm instruments such as electric guitar, electric bass, Hammond organ, and drums playing interlocking rhythms. Funk bands also usually have a horn section of several saxophones, trumpets, and in some cases, a trombone, which plays rhythmic “hits”.

Influential African American funk performers include James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Curtis Mayfield, The Meters, The Funk Brothers, Bootsy Collins, and Prince. Notable 1970s funk bands included Earth, Wind & Fire, Tower of Power, Average White Band, The Ohio Players, The Commodores, and Kool & the Gang though many of these most famous bands in the genre also played disco and soul extensively. Funk music was a major influence on the development of 1970s disco music and funk samples are used in most styles of house music and hip hop music, and it’s also the main influence of Go-Go. Funk even left its mark on New Wave, and its pulse was evident in post punk as well.

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November 2008
Wednesday 12 November 2008
The Section Quartet	Skully's Columbus, United States	2 people attending Add shout
December 2008
Friday 12 December 2008
Mat Kearney Vanessa Carlton, Emerson Hart	Wells Fargo Center for the Arts Santa Rosa, United States	3 people attending 2 shouts
January 2009
Saturday 24 January 2009
Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise - Caribbean 2009 at MS Eurodam Taj Mahal, Etta James, Susan Tedeschi, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, John Hammond, Tommy Castro, James Hunter, Guy Davis	MS Eurodam Miami, United States	5 people attending 2 shouts

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GardenDays wrote:
Friday evening

Tompa_fisk - how would you classify Michael Jackson? Black or white..

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GOTNOTIME4BS wrote:
last month

They say disco killed the funk...

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Burn69 wrote:
last month

Funk indeed is fabolous.You just can't insist the groove,and why should you?

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IAMROSS wrote:
last month

uhhh prince is NOT white, i am wondering where sly is at though

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tompa_fisk wrote:
last month

top 3 artists are white, what is this?

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Funky_Pirate wrote:
last month

Long live the funk!!

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coolcat77 wrote:
last month

We wanna kiss Katy Perry group

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coolcat77 wrote:
last month

rhcp make funk rock

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canillafunk wrote:
last month

Larga vida al deep funk

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BauhausMoe wrote:
last month

Its a shame that so few people listen funk..

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Edinhobluesman wrote:
August 2008

cacete que Funk maluco....olha o baixo.............que é isso...novo, velho.....delirei...

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Tipheret wrote:
August 2008

Well... The funk brothers were cool

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