Funk Center CEO revitalizes Dayton’s musical legacy

Previous funk news coverage above. DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The funk music capital of the world is right here in the Miami ...
Thy Black Man on MSN

10 George Clinton Songs That Define Funk Music.

(ThyBlackMan.com) George Clinton is a mastermind of funk, an architect of psychedelic grooves, and an innovator whose ...
PBS

BGSU Funk Music Conference

Bowling Green State University celebrates an American original musical genre with the Funk Music in Popular Culture Conference April 25-26, 2025. A two-day event packed with guest speakers and a ...
Rolling Stone

Anitta Embraces Her Roots, But Could’ve Taken More Risks, On ‘Funk Generation’

It might come as a surprise to non-Brazilians that the trailblazing pop star Anitta first started her career as an MC. In Brazil, this means you’re a baile funk singer. Born in Rio suburbs, the MC ...
PBS

Funk music and its connection to Detroit, Michigan Poet Laureate Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd

The evolution and influence of funk music and Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd. “American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson talks with Satori Shakoor, who was a member of the Brides of ...