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, ...

It’s common knowledge at this point that the history of funk music is rooted in Dayton, but what about the future? To answer that question, 2 NEWS weekend anchor Kayla Farris took a trip to City Day ...

When singer Molly Grace was growing up in Lexington, she did every performing arts hobby she could get her hands on. “I did theater in school, I did community theater, I did choir, I did a cappella, I ...

Known for hits like “Celebration,” “Get Down On It,” “Jungle Boogie,” and “Ladies’ Night,” the American R&B, soul and funk ...

A pattern is starting to appear in Cimafunk’s album titles. The Afro-Cuban funk artist named his 2017 debut “Terapia,” or “Therapy,” and his 2021, Grammy-nominated follow-up was called “El Alimento,” ...