A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that ...

‘WE WANT THE FUNK!’ explores the lifespan of the genre and features interviews with George Clinton, Kirk Franklin, Questlove, ...

This ‘Independent Lens’ presentation focuses on the rise of funk in the 1960s and ’70s, highlighting its place in black music ...

Some of the best funk songs of all time sound just as fresh as they did when they came out decades ago, which is beyond rare.

"Once you get the funk out there, it's not going back. You can't put it back in the box," says filmmaker Stanley Nelson. His ...

We Want the Funk! is a vibrant documentary that celebrates the revolutionary sound and cultural legacy of 1970s funk music.​ ...

And a new documentary from PBS — “We Want the Funk!”— serves as a timely demonstration of how artistic moments and political ...

Funk music has been around since the 1960s, developing out of gospel, R&B and soul, with a distinct emphasis on "syncopated ...

Tron, Zillatron, King of the Geepies, Bootdullivan, Bedroom Bootsy and, of course, Bootzilla - have always battled for space ...

Filmmakers Stanley Nelson Jr. and Nicole London didn’t want to do a typical documentary on funk music. What they made is a ...

This brisk 80-minute documentary is a wall-to-wall commemoration of a genre by the people who love it the most.

The film traces the birth of funk music to one person: James Brown. The Godfather of Soul, who once said, “I’ve only got a seventh-grade education, but I have a doctorate in funk,” pioneered ...