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funk

funk: what it is, how it sounds and 67 musicians associated with it.

Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the mid-20th century. It deemphasizes melody and chord progressions and focuses on a strong rhythmic groove of a bassline played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a percussionist, often at slower tempos than other popular music. Funk typically consists of a complex percussive groove with rhythm instruments playing interlocking grooves that create a "hypnotic" and "danceable" feel. Early funk, specifically James Brown, fused jazz and blues, and added a syncopated drum groove.

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funk musicians

Quincy Jones 1933–2024 · American record producer and composer (1933–2024) Herbie Hancock b. 1940 · American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940) Oscar Peterson 1925–2007 · Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007) Serge Gainsbourg 1928–1991 · French singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and… Natalie Cole 1950–2015 · American singer (1950–2015) Al Jarreau 1940–2017 · American jazz and pop singer (1940–2017) George Benson b. 1943 · American guitarist and singer (born 1943) Sade Adu b. 1959 · British singer Kool & The Gang 1964– · American R&B, soul and funk band Jamiroquai 1992– · British acid jazz band Dr. John 1941–2019 · American singer-songwriter (1941-2019) Buckethead b. 1969 · American guitarist Donald Byrd 1932–2013 · American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues… Stanley Clarke b. 1951 · American bassist, film composer and founding member of… Jimmy Smith 1925–2005 · American jazz organist OutKast 1992– · American hip hop duo Esperanza Spalding b. 1984 · American jazz bassist and singer (born 1984) Ginger Baker 1939–2019 · British drummer (1939–2019) Billy Cobham b. 1944 · Panamanian jazz drummer and composer (born 1944) The Roots 1987– · American hip hop band Marcus Miller b. 1959 · American musician, composer and producer Sade 1982– · British band Ringo Sheena b. 1978 · Japanese singer-songwriter (1978-) Femi Kuti b. 1962 · Nigerian musician André 3000 b. 1975 · American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer and… Henry Kaiser b. 1952 · American guitarist, film director, and scientific diver Casiopea 1977– · Japanese jazz fusion band (1977-) Masayoshi Takanaka b. 1953 · Japanese guitarist, composer, arranger, producer (1953-) Kraan 1967– · German jazz rock band Lonnie Smith 1942–2021 · American jazz musician (1942–2021) The Gap Band 1967– · American R&B and funk band Pomplamoose 2008– · American group Richard Elliot b. 1960 · Scottish-born American saxophonist Steve Jordan b. 1957 · American producer, musical director and musician Ed Motta b. 1971 · Brazilian musician Anthony Jackson 1952–2025 · American electric bass guitar player, session musician… Michael Henderson 1951–2022 · American musician (1951–2022) Azymuth 1973– · Brazilian musical group Walter Murphy b. 1952 · American composer Gene Harris 1933–2000 · American pianist (1933–2000) Alfred Ellis 1941–2021 · American saxophonist (1941–2021) Linda Lewis 1950–2023 · British musician (1950–2023) DeWayne McKnight b. 1954 · American guitarist Jazzanova 1995– · musical artist Lonnie Liston Smith b. 1940 · American pianist Benny Greb b. 1980 · German drummer Dick Morrissey 1940–2000 · British jazz musician (1940–2000) Quantic b. 1980 · British musician Andy Bey 1939–2025 · American musician Joseph Bowie b. 1953 · American jazz musician Sonny Sharrock 1940–1994 · American guitarist (1940-1995) Mo Foster 1944–2023 · British session musician, playing primarily jazz… Louis Johnson 1955–2015 · American bass guitarist, songwriter (1955–2015) Charles Neville 1938–2018 · American musician (1938–2018) Nik Bärtsch b. 1971 · Swiss musician, composer, music producer and author. Edwin Birdsong 1941–2019 · American keyboardist Paul Smith 1922–2013 · jazz pianist from the United States Shikao Suga b. 1966 · Japanese singer-songwriter Ole Børud b. 1976 · Norwegian singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, record… Paul Jackson 1947–2021 · American musician (1947–2021) Paul Turner b. 1968 · English bass guitarist Stuart Zender b. 1974 · British bass guitarist Muchachito Bombo Infierno 2005– · band Dira Sugandi b. 1979 · singer Toby Smith 1970–2017 · British musician (1970-2017) ALI 2016– · Multinational band formed in 2016 in Shibuya Victor Conte 1950–2025 · American musician (1950–2025)