The iconic hit peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
June 22, 2024 marked the return of the Stone Soul Music and Food Festival in Richmond, Virginia, following a five-year hiatus of the venerable event. Soul, funk, and R&B are the heartbeat of America.
The syncopated story of funk music, from its roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk and beyond. Stanley Nelson is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, MacArthur Fellow, and member of the Academy of ...
Funk music has been around since the 1960s, developing out of gospel, R&B and soul, with a distinct emphasis on “syncopated bass lines and steady, infectious drum grooves,” according to one ...
L ast november, just before the Latin Grammys in Seville, Spain, a crowd huddled in front of a club called Sala Cosmos, where the Brazilian superstar Anitta was co-hosting a massive party with ...