Funk music was transforming rapidly in the 1970s, and by 1976, many hits already felt timeless because they sounded like the ...

Funk duo Tuxedo, composed of Jake One and Mayer Hawthorne, lays the funk on thick, singing smooth peanut butter and jazz songs that will most definitely get you swaying. “The whole thing is about the ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade’s end, ...

Funk: it’s all around us, whether you know it or not. The musical genre exploded out of jazz and rock 'n' roll in the 1960s and '70s with acts like James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, Sly & the Family ...

What: Tower of Power performs. When: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3. Where: Vilar Performing Arts Center, 68 Avondale Lane, Beaver Creek. Cost: $49. More information: Visit ...

There are two sides to the Cuban artist Erik Iglesias Rodríguez, who performs as Cimafunk. "Cima" is an homage to the cimarrón, a word that refers to Cubans of African descent who escaped enslavement.

B. MOORE DANCE presents a classic night of sultry jazz, soulful harmony, and the funkiest funk at the Wyly Theatre in the Dallas Arts District. Adding to her prolific repertoire of choreographic work, ...