GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE

Funk

Subgenres: 6
Starting recordings: 6

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 Jan Delay, Bolz Bolz and International Pony.

GENRE FAMILY

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Genre familyFunk

Current genreFunk

Subgenres

Afro-FunkBoogieElectro-FunkGo-goMinneapolis SoundP-Funk

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ESSENTIAL LISTENING

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6 recordings

01Pony the FunkElectro-Funk · electronicOpen in new tab 02Im Arsch2018 · Funk · funkOpen in new tab 03Music1998 · Electro-Funk · electronicOpen in new tab 04Ahn’ ich gar nich’2006 · Funk · funkOpen in new tab 05Gasthaus zum lachenden Stalin (instrumental)2006 · Funk · funkOpen in new tab 06What You Doing2006 · funkOpen in new tab

KEY ARTISTS

Key artists

Artist·Funk

The Poets of Rhythm

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS

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Album·2006

Mercedes‐Dance

Album·2018

Pop Giganten: Deutscher Hip Hop

Album·1998

Space Night Vol. IV: New Frontiers

Album·2006

Practice What You Preach

Album·Electro-Funk

Remix Collection

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CURRENT NODE · Genre

Funk

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Why they connect

main styleJan DelayFunk and Jan Delay share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleUdo LindenbergFunk and Udo Lindenberg share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleThe Poets of RhythmFunk and The Poets of Rhythm share an artist-to-genre connection.
belongs toAfro-FunkAfro-Funk is a subgenre of Funk.
belongs toBoogieBoogie is a subgenre of Funk.
belongs toElectro-FunkElectro-Funk is a subgenre of Funk.
related styleHip-HopFunk and Hip-Hop are connected in the catalog.
belongs toGo-goGo-go is a subgenre of Funk.
belongs toMinneapolis SoundMinneapolis Sound is a subgenre of Funk.
belongs toP-FunkP-Funk is a subgenre of Funk.

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GenreAfro-Funk GenreBoogie GenreElectro-Funk GenreGo-go GenreMinneapolis Sound GenreP-Funk