Instead of emphasizing chord changes and melody, funk accentuated heavily syncopated beats and rhythmic and repetitive bass ...

Not surprisingly, the weekend after Mardi Gras in New Orleans is relatively quiet. Tipitina’s, for instance, is dark. But you ...

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It’s common knowledge at this point that the history of funk music is rooted in Dayton, but what about the future? To answer that question, 2 NEWS weekend anchor Kayla Farris took a trip to City Day ...

Shia LaBeouf may be making iffy decisions in New Orleans, but he made a good one on Monday when he saw George Porter Jr. at the Maple Leaf.

As Black History Month meets Valentine’s Day each February, it’s the perfect time to celebrate Black artists whose music continues to define love playlists around the world. Beginning in the 1950s, ...

I was strung out on Bach, and Beethoven was my thing. I dug jazz, I dug rock, anything with a swing” — or so goes Funkadelic's 1978 groove “Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll!).” Now ...

By bringing people together to make and enjoy music, Anthony Ant showcased a number up-and-coming Bay Area musicians and ...

YouTube Shorts and TikToks are often set to electronic dance music with rap roots that’s become the unconscious hum of ...

William “Billy Bass” Nelson Jr., whose bass playing helped define the revolutionary funk sound of Parliament-Funkadelic, died ...

Fifty years after late songwriter Roy C. Hammond self-released "Impeach the President," its crisp funky drum sample continues appearing in hundreds of rap songs.