Funk
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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 wer
James Brown, a pioneer of funk, in 1973; one of his many nicknames was the "Minister of New Super Heavy Funk"
The rhythm section of a funk band—the electric bass, drums, electric guitar and keyboards—is the heartbeat of the funk sound. Pictured here are the Meters.
Bootsy Collins performing in 1996 with a star-shaped bass
The drum groove from "Cissy Strut"
Funk rock
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Funk rock is a fusion genre that mixes elements of funk and rock. James Brown and others declared that Little Richard and his mid-1950s road band, the Upsetters, were the first to put the funk in the
Funk
…swing, artists such as Cameo still received major airplay. Rock bands began adopting elements of funk into their sound, creating new combinations of "funk rock" and "funk metal". The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus and Faith No More exhibited the fusion of funk with rock and metal. In the 1990s, artists like…
Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Environmental Summit 2013 Portland Oregon. Playing for the Dalai Lama.