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Funk
- Subgenres
- 6
- Starting recordings
- 14
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 Ebo Taylor, Fela Kuti and Orlando Julius.
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Yé ké yé ké1995 · Afro-Funk · dance-popOpen in new tab 02Disco Hi‐life2009 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 03Suegbe & Pako1971 · Afrobeat · jazzOpen in new tab 04Ashiko1984 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 05Aye Le1984 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 06Abonsam2012 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 07Victory (instrumental)2013 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 08Barrima2013 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 09Get the Funk2017 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab 10Wakalole2018 · Afro-FunkOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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