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Funk
- Subgenres
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- 1990s recordings
- 43
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Funk
Funk is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.
The clearest way to understand Funk is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, The Isley Brothers and Parliament.
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings1990s starting recordings
01Everything Is on the One1990 · P-Funk · p-funkOpen in new tab 02Yé ké yé ké1995 · Afro-Funk · dance-popOpen in new tab 03Getten' to Know You1990 · P-Funk · p-funkOpen in new tab 04Celebration1991 · funkOpen in new tab 05Barrelhouse Breakdown1992 · Boogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab 06Medley: Rocking Pneumonia / Something You Got / I Know / Everybody Loves a Lover1992 · FunkOpen in new tab 07Decatur Street Boogie1993 · Boogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab 08Last Night1993 · Boogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab 09Sho’ Feels Good to Me1993 · funkOpen in new tab 10Sands of Time1994 · funkOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1990s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1990s albums
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