Funk
%3 Funk Funk Ball culture Ball culture Funk->Ball culture West Coast hip hop West Coast hip hop Funk->West Coast hip hop Smooth soul Smooth soul Funk->Smooth soul Afro/cosmic music Afro/cosmic music Funk->Afro/cosmic music Contemporary R&B Contemporary R&B Funk->Contemporary R&B East Coast hip hop East Coast hip hop Funk->East Coast hip hop Soca music Soca music Funk->Soca music Australian hip hop Australian hip hop Funk->Australian hip hop Old-school hip hop Old-school hip hop Funk->Old-school hip hop Hip hop music Hip hop music Funk->Hip hop music Jazz-funk Jazz-funk Funk->Jazz-funk Krautrock Krautrock Funk->Krautrock Leeds hip hop Leeds hip hop Funk->Leeds hip hop Mangue bit Mangue bit Funk->Mangue bit Progressive soul Progressive soul Funk->Progressive soul Deep funk Deep funk Funk->Deep funk Disco Disco Funk->Disco Makossa Makossa Funk->Makossa Liquid funk Liquid funk Funk->Liquid funk Sri Lankan hip hop Sri Lankan hip hop Funk->Sri Lankan hip hop Free funk Free funk Funk->Free funk Urban Pasifika Urban Pasifika Funk->Urban Pasifika Funk rock Funk rock Funk->Funk rock Post-punk Post-punk Funk->Post-punk Brit funk Brit funk Funk->Brit funk Yacht rock Yacht rock Funk->Yacht rock Jazz fusion Jazz fusion Funk->Jazz fusion Hip hop music in the Pacific Northwest Hip hop music in the Pacific Northwest Funk->Hip hop music in the Pacific Northwest Hip hop tuga Hip hop tuga Funk->Hip hop tuga Manila sound Manila sound Funk->Manila sound Psychedelic funk Psychedelic funk Funk->Psychedelic funk Avant-funk Avant-funk Funk->Avant-funk Philadelphia soul Philadelphia soul Funk->Philadelphia soul Jungle music Jungle music Funk->Jungle music Acid jazz Acid jazz Funk->Acid jazz Electro (music) Electro (music) Funk->Electro (music) Chillwave Chillwave Funk->Chillwave Alternative hip hop Alternative hip hop Funk->Alternative hip hop G-funk G-funk Funk->G-funk Shibuya-kei Shibuya-kei Funk->Shibuya-kei Go-go Go-go Funk->Go-go Funky house Funky house Funk->Funky house Funkstep Funkstep Funk->Funkstep Tropipop Tropipop Funk->Tropipop Dance-punk Dance-punk Funk->Dance-punk Swamp rock Swamp rock Funk->Swamp rock No wave No wave Funk->No wave Teen pop Teen pop Funk->Teen pop Neurofunk Neurofunk Funk->Neurofunk Breakbeat Breakbeat Funk->Breakbeat Afrobeat Afrobeat Funk->Afrobeat City pop City pop Funk->City pop Samba rock Samba rock Funk->Samba rock Reggae fusion Reggae fusion Funk->Reggae fusion Skweee Skweee Funk->Skweee New jack swing New jack swing Funk->New jack swing Memphis soul Memphis soul Memphis soul->Funk Rhythm and blues Rhythm and blues Rhythm and blues->Funk Gospel music Gospel music Gospel music->Funk Jazz Jazz Jazz->Funk Soul music Soul music Soul music->Funk New Orleans Soul New Orleans Soul New Orleans Soul->Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the mid-20th century. It de-emphasizes melody and chord progressions and focuses on a strong rhythmic groove of a bassline played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a percussionist, often at slower tempos than other popular music. Funk typically consists of a complex percussive groove with rhythm instruments playing interlocking grooves that create a “hypnotic” and “danceable” feel. 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 alte
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