Funk

Funk is an American music genre that originated in the late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground. Funk songs are often based on an extended vamp on a single chord, distinguishing it from R&B and soul songs centered around chord progressions. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Bonde do Rolê

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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Little Dragon
CONSOL Energy Center
Pittsburgh, United States
40.439879 -79.988854

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Dopapod
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Jammin' Java
Vienna, Washington DC, United States
38.904109 -77.261017

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Ladyhips Arlene's Grocery
New York, NY, New York NY, United States
40.721375 -73.98829

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Aranda @Cool Canyon Nights
Aranda
McKelligon Canyon Amphitheatre
El Paso, TX, United States
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The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Paradise Rock Club
Boston MA, United States
42.351784 -71.119549

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Dopapod @ The Southern Cafe & Music Hall
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The Southern
Charlottesville, Va, United States
38.030604 -78.481612
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