Funky

Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid to 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. Unlike R&B and Soul songs, which had many chord changes, funk songs are often based on an extended vamp on a single chord. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: bed asses

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Dec 31 Thursday 31 December 2009 Today
newyears.com: "Times Square in the A" at Moya, 1371 Clarimont Rd
DJ Red Alert
Moya, 1371…
Atlanta(, GA), United States

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Feb 19 Friday 19 February 2010
Here Come the Mummies at The Vogue
Here Come the Mummies
The Vogue
Indianapolis IN, United States
39.869175 -86.146001

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Feb 27 Saturday 27 February 2010
Benefit for the Tutorpedia Foundation at Connecticut Yankee
Guella
Connecticut Yankee
100 Connecticut St. San Francisco, CA 94107, United States

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Mar 18 Thursday 18 March 2010
Maceo Parker at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
Maceo Parker
Dimitriou's Jazz…
Seattle WA, United States
47.614872 -122.339137

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Mar 19 Friday 19 March 2010
Maceo Parker at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
Maceo Parker
Dimitriou's Jazz…
Seattle WA, United States
47.614872 -122.339137

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Mar 20 Saturday 20 March 2010
Maceo Parker at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
Maceo Parker
Dimitriou's Jazz…
Seattle WA, United States
47.614872 -122.339137

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