Gotta have that funk, yo. Yale art historian, Robert Farris Thompson, in his 1983 work, Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy, traces the origins of the word “funk” to the ...

Detroit — He was only 2 years old when he first saw his grandpa dance the Boogie Woogie. Ron Ford Jr. was captivated watching his grandfather, Lester Payne, 86, execute the form of swing dance ...

Tony Maiden of Rufus has been waiting nearly 20 years to perform "Ain't Nobody," the funk group's Grammy Award-winning 1983 hit. Rufus broke up in the early '80s after lead singer Chaka Khan left to ...

The all-Swedish funk sextet Beat Funktion pays homage to instrumental early 70s funk, groove, soul, disco and afro-beat jazz by playing fresh yet retro-style original compositions. They add a unique ...