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Funk
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- 2020s recordings
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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 Meters, Janet Jackson and U.S. Girls.
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2020s · North America · Funk
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10 recordings2020s starting recordings
01Wundabred2024 · Afro-Funk · funkOpen in new tab 023052025 · Minneapolis Sound · popOpen in new tab 03Quotidian Fields2025 · Minneapolis Sound · popOpen in new tab 04Prelude to Rainbow Delta2020 · funkOpen in new tab 05Mating Drive2020 · funkOpen in new tab 06Prince of the Sea2020 · funkOpen in new tab 07Groovy Lady2020 · funkOpen in new tab 08Someone to Call My Lover2022 · Minneapolis Sound · new jack swingOpen in new tab 09Miss You Much (7″ edit)2022 · Minneapolis Sound · new jack swingOpen in new tab 10State of the World (United Nations 7")2022 · Minneapolis Sound · new jack swingOpen in new tab
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2020s albums
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