When we hear modern music echoing the 1970s, we often describe it as retro. But pulling classic sounds into a new era is easier when the music you borrow from is groundbreaking funk. Funk and soul ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This timeless era for Black musicians across genres such as R&B, funk, and pop preached messages of love, freedom, and fun. Let’s ...

The first-ever Indy Funk Music Day Fundraiser Showcase is taking place this Saturday at The 808 at Indy CD & Vinyl, featuring ...

We’re several decades removed from funk music’s heyday in the 1970s and early ‘80s. Yet the music and its connection to the Gem City inspired the documentary “Funk: The Sound of Dayton,” which ...

“We Want The Funk!,” a journey through the history of funk music, premieres at 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 on ThinkTV/PBS. Directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London, the film chronicles funk music from ...

Chris Jasper, who helped shape the sound of 1970s funk and soul music as a keyboardist, songwriter and producer for the Isley Brothers, working on Top 40 hits including “That Lady,” “Fight the Power” ...

Independent Lens presents “We Want the Funk!,” which will air 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.1. It will also be available to stream on the PBS app. It didn’t take long for ...