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Funk
- Subgenres
- 6
- Starting recordings
- 51
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 Matoy, Metropole Orkest and Basement Jaxx.
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Followers of Mumu2004 · Electro-Funk · electronicOpen in new tab 02Electronic Go Go2011 · Electro-Funk · electro-funkOpen in new tab 03Say Yeah2016 · Electro-Funk · boogieOpen in new tab 04Pony the FunkElectro-Funk · electronicOpen in new tab 053052025 · Minneapolis Sound · popOpen in new tab 06King Bozzi2025 · Minneapolis Sound · popOpen in new tab 07Utopia2025 · Minneapolis Sound · popOpen in new tab 08Quotidian Fields2025 · Minneapolis Sound · popOpen in new tab 09I'm a Business Man1981 · Boogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab 10Ladies Night2004 · funkOpen in new tab
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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