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Listen to an imagined set list for a supernatural juke joint featuring Albert King, Outkast, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more.
WFYI recently hosted a screening of the new PBS documentary WE WANT THE FUNK! at the Kan-Kan Cinema. The film explores the ...
Solving Sacramento The Gold Souls have a lot to say — and now, as a full eight-piece band, they’re channeling their message through ...
Joel Katz's successful career as an entertainment lawyer was jumpstarted when he negotiated a recording contract for the ...
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 ...