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Funk
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- 6
- 2010s recordings
- 44
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 The Isley Brothers, Parliament and James Brown.
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2010s starting recordings
01Electronic Go Go2011 · Electro-Funk · electro-funkOpen in new tab 02Get It Girl2012 · Minneapolis Sound · minneapolis soundOpen in new tab 03Trouble2012 · Minneapolis Sound · minneapolis soundOpen in new tab 04Kelly's Eyes (single version)2012 · Minneapolis Sound · minneapolis soundOpen in new tab 05Lyrical Criminal (Radio Edit)2014 · Go-go · daforceOpen in new tab 06Go Go Go (Club Mix)2014 · Go-go · daforceOpen in new tab 07It’s Your Thing (mono alternate Fade)2015 · Funk · funkOpen in new tab 08Say Yeah2016 · Electro-Funk · boogieOpen in new tab 09Body Rock2016 · Boogie · boogieOpen in new tab 10A Lover & A Friend2010 · funkOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2010s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2010s albums
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