Funk music has been around since the 1960s, developing out of gospel, R&B and soul, with a distinct emphasis on “syncopated bass lines and steady, infectious drum grooves,” according to one ...

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...

Daniel Edenburg has an obsessive streak. The founder and head of Terrestrial Funk – a record label and store in Miami, Florida – he’s been seeking out rare grooves since he started DJing high school ...

One of the most significant things I learned in speaking with the musician Cimafunk at NPR Music's 15th anniversary celebration was about his recognition of and allegiance to his Afro-Cuban culture.

Big Chief Irving "Honey" Banister of the Creole Wild West and J'Wan Boudreaux, spy boy of the Golden Eagles and grandson of Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, break down their massive, hand-stitched suits — ...