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Funk
- Subgenres
- 6
- 2000s recordings
- 56
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 recordings2000s starting recordings
01Up for the Down Stroke (alternate mix)2003 · P-Funk · funkOpen in new tab 02Common Law Wife2003 · P-Funk · p-funkOpen in new tab 03Followers of Mumu2004 · Electro-Funk · electronicOpen in new tab 04Sing a Simple Song2004 · funkOpen in new tab 05Funkin’ for Jamaica2004 · P-Funk · p funkOpen in new tab 06Planet Rock2006 · Electro-Funk · electronicOpen in new tab 07Disco Hi‐life2009 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 08Dog Talk2000 · funkOpen in new tab 09Hot Line2000 · funkOpen in new tab 10Singing Another Song2003 · P-Funk · funkOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2000s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2000s albums
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