James Brown released a seven-inch single called Funky Drummer in March, 1970 – a loosely arranged jam session showcasing the talent for improvisation of drummer Clyde Stubblefield, who was employed in ...

Jay Mumford was attending Mamaroneck High School in the early Nineties when he made a hip-hop demo tape that sampled the drums from “Midnight Theme,” a song by the Seventies funk band Manzel that’s ...

As historians will attest, people tend to view the past in terms of the present. What we see as important historical events — major discoveries, landmark decisions, social breakthroughs — are ...

There's little to complain about here, and this EZX will thrill producers and drummers alike. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians and producers spends hours testing products to ...

Bristol party-starter and producer DJ Polo talks about the people behind the music, love of syncopated percussion and why UK funky will never die If it's going to go hard on a soundsystem, there's a ...