WFYI recently hosted a screening of the new PBS documentary WE WANT THE FUNK! at the Kan-Kan Cinema. The film explores the ...

LeTrainiump, born LeTrainiump Richard, is an up-and-coming pop singer/songwriter from Mamou who is capturing the Gulf South’s musical imagination through his live performances and recordings.

Solving Sacramento The Gold Souls have a lot to say — and now, as a full eight-piece band, they’re channeling their message through ...

When I think about the voices that shaped the sound of grown-up R&B, Alexander O’Neal is always near the top of the list. His ...

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We wanted it to reflect the funk." With co-director and co-producer Nicole London, Nelson crafted a story that reaches back ...

A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that packed dance floors. John Blake says that today’s pop music, largely ...

We've had Top Tens of Sixties soul (largely classic) and Seventies soul (mostly great). Now it's Eighties soul and some might feel it's a Top Ten too far. The likes of Luther Vandross and ...