It was goodbye for one of soccer's most adored national teams. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Brazil, five-time World Cup winners, ...

The thought of dancing to a funk song isn’t a radical idea. However, not all funk is the same. There are some tunes so funky they’ll even inspire the stiffest wallflowers to move. Head to the dance ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Fans emerged from pandemic lockdowns primed to hit the floor. Now online platforms are bringing fresh sounds and budding stars to bigger audiences worldwide. Fans emerged from ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade’s end, ...

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson Jr. had just premiered his 2019 “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool” at the Sundance Film Festival when, as he was out on the dance floor, the topic of his next film came up. “We ...

The syncopated story of funk music, from its roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk and beyond. WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — People of Indianapolis, it’s time to get funky. The first-ever Indy Funk Music Day Fundraiser Showcase is this Saturday at The 808 at Indy CD & Vinyl. The event is led by Mr.

A little over 10 years ago now, an obscure song from Pretoria, South Africa flipped dancefloors across the Northern Hemisphere on their ears. It was called “Township Funk,” and if you know it, you are ...

The Ohio Players is one of many funk groups from Dayton that took off in the 1970s and '80s. In the mid-1960s, James Brown was creating a new style of music — funk. Instead of turning elaborate ...

Disco and funk, once the heartbeat of the '70s and '80s, are finding new life in today’s music scene. Modern artists are reworking vintage grooves with fresh production, creating tracks that feel both ...

Bowling Green State University celebrates an American original musical genre with the Funk Music in Popular Culture Conference April 25-26, 2025. A two-day event packed with guest speakers and a ...