These funk and soul classics from 1977 helped connect dance music’s past to its future and reflect the genre's impressive range.

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When Wesley Woo and Zach Hing started a crowdfunding campaign for their band’s album, they knew it had to be about more than making music. “I [didn’t] want to just be like, ‘We need money because ...

Since Chicago footwork producer and Teklife member DJ Earl dropped his breakthrough 2016 debut, Open Your Eyes, he’s traveled far outside the city and branched out into different sounds. In 2017, Earl ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – One doesn’t have to live in Dayton for long to learn that there’s funk within the city’s roots. Between the Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center (also known as the Funk ...

The nightclubs are long gone, but the music that filled them night after night -- thumping funk, soul and even disco -- is back. You might even notice someone in the old neighborhood today, standing ...

The 1960’s and 1970’s were a time of political and social turmoil in the U.S. and also a time of transition and change. The era saw the rise of Malcolm X and MLK, afros and dashikis, blackploitation ...

Colin Greenwood from Radiohead is the guest presenter of today’s Funk and Soul Show, so listeners can expect three hours of bass heavy funky tunes. On taking over the hot seat from Craig, Colin said: ...

PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) — We had her on last year and she is back and still just as talented! She brings amazing energy and passion to the stage through her funk-soul music, created right here in the ...

Long before record deals. Long before stages and spotlights. Black music in Syracuse was born in two places: the church and the community.

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However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...