funk

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B.J. insists, underscoring his point about the influence of funk and rock music by squeezing in an Earth, Wind & Fire concert during which he finagles an excuse to join them onstage.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

At first he signed disco and funk groups such as KC and the Sunshine Band and Kool & the Gang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Prince handed it off to Mazarati, a funk band he co-produced with Revolution bassist Brownmark.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Over a six-decade career, he fused Ghanaian rhythms with jazz, funk, soul and early Afrobeat and went on to inspire musicians beyond the continent.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

But the summer I am ten, funk is in every single song that comes on the cool black radio stations.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson