James Brown
Father of Funk: James Brown By: Alexia Khalil Funky James Born in South Carolina in 1933, James Brown lived an interesting life and left an
All About The Funk
By Nelly Ruach Funk music has been one of my favorite to learn about. This form of music allowed for the creative ability of a
Bringin’ Back Jazz and Funk: Tank and the Bangas
Introduction There are many genres that are popular in today’s music scene. From hip hop to country, most music on today’s charts have a very
George Clinton: A Catalyst of Unity
Clinton Represents What It Means to be an Individual For years, George Clinton has led by example in showing others how to feely be themselves
That Funky Funk
That Funky Funk by Lila Gilliam Funk music was born in the late 60s and continued to be popular during the 70s from Soul and
Funk: Getting Socially Active with James Brown
by Avane Ervin The mid-1960’s was the place to be as a Black person. Toward the end of the Civil Rights Movement, more artists were
Perseverence: Chaka Khan
Perseverence: Chaka Khan Early Life Yvette Marie “Chaka Khan” Stevens was born on March 23, 1953 to Charles Stevens and Sandra Coleman in Chicago, Illinois.
The Versatility of Funk
By: MacKenzie Fox The most popular artists within the funk genre were popular for making people wanting to get down and funky but also due
Let’s Go to Funky Town!
During the 1960’s Racial, economic and political tensions ran high during the United States. At a time of unrest among many communities in the United
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Funk is…By: Brooke and Di
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-1960s when African American musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul music, jazz, and rhythm and blues (R&B). Funk de-emphasizes melody and chord progressions used in other related genres and brings a strong rhythmic groove of a bass line played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a drummer to the foreground. Like much of African-inspired music, funk typically consists of a complex groove with rhythm instruments playing interlocking grooves. Funk uses the same richly-colored extended chords found in bebop jazz, such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths, or dominant seventh chords with altered ninths.
