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Funk
Funk
	James Brown, a pioneer of funk, in 1973
Stylistic origins	Soul; rhythm and blues; jazz; gospel;
Cultural origins	Mid-1960s, United States
Derivative forms	Disco; hip hop; post-punk; dance-punk; boogie; contemporary R&B; electro; breakbeat; new jack swing; oldschool jungle; neurofunk; liquid funk; krautrock; funkstep;
Subgenres
	Deep funk; go-go;
Fusion genres
	Acid jazz; afrobeat; avant-funk; Brit funk; free funk; funk metal; funk rock; funky house; G-funk; jazz-funk; samba funk; psychedelic funk; skweee; swamp rock; UK funky;
Other topics
	Musicians; psychedelic soul; African-American music;

Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the mid-20th century. It deemphasizes melody and chord progressions and focuses on a strong rhythmic groove of a bassline played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a percussionist, often at slower tempos than other popular music. Funk typically consists of a complex percussive groove with rhythm instruments playing interlocking grooves that create a "hypnotic" and "danceable" feel.^[3] It uses the same richly colored extended chords found in bebop jazz, such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths, and dominant seventh chords with altered ninths and thirteenths.

Funk originated in the mid-1960s, with James Brown's development of a signature groove that emphasized the downbeat—with a heavy emphasis on the first beat of every measure ("The One"), and the application of swung 16th notes and syncopation on all basslines, drum patterns, and guitar riffs.^[4] Rock- and psychedelia-influenced musicians Sly and the Family Stone and Parliament-Funkadelic fostered more eclectic examples of the genre beginning in the late 1960s.^[5] Other musical groups developed Brown's innovations during the 1970s and the 1980s, including Kool and the Gang,^[6] Ohio Players, Fatback Band, Jimmy Castor Bunch, Earth, Wind & Fire, B.T. Express, Shalamar,^[7] One Way, Lakeside, Dazz Band, The Gap Band, Slave, Aurra, Roger Troutman & Zapp, Con Funk Shun, Cameo, Bar-Kays and Chic.

Funk derivatives include avant-funk, an avant-garde strain of funk; boogie, a hybrid of electronic music and funk; funk metal; G-funk, a mix of gangsta rap and psychedelic funk; Timba, a form of funky Cuban dance music; and funk jam. It is also the main influence of Washington go-go, a funk subgenre.^[8] Funk samples and breakbeats have been used extensively in hip hop and electronic dance music.

^ Cite error: The named reference encyclopedia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Fontenot, Robert (February 24, 2019). "What Is Swamp Rock? A look at this Southern mix of country, funk, and soul". Liveabout. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ Stewart, Dave (July 2015). "Top Brass: Part 2 Arranging For Brass". soundonsound.com. Sound on Sound. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
^ Slutsky, Allan, Chuck Silverman (1997). The Funkmasters-the Great James Brown Rhythm Sections. ISBN 1-57623-443-6
^ Explore: "Funk." Rhythmne. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
^ "KOOL & THE GANG". njhalloffame.org. New Jersey Hall of Fame. June 26, 2015.
^ Bohannon Biography AllMusic. Retrieved 14 March 2023
^ Vincent, Rickey (1996). Funk: The Music, the People, and the Rhythm of the One. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 293–297. ISBN 978-0-312-13499-0.

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[2] Fontenot, Robert (February 24, 2019). "What Is Swamp Rock? A look at this Southern mix of country, funk, and soul". Liveabout. Retrieved November 9, 2022.

[stewart1-3] Stewart, Dave (July 2015). "Top Brass: Part 2 Arranging For Brass". soundonsound.com. Sound on Sound. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

[Slutsky,_Allan_1997-4] Slutsky, Allan, Chuck Silverman (1997). The Funkmasters-the Great James Brown Rhythm Sections. ISBN 1-57623-443-6

[RhythmOneFunk-5] Explore: "Funk." Rhythmne. Retrieved 2020-09-16.

[6] "KOOL & THE GANG". njhalloffame.org. New Jersey Hall of Fame. June 26, 2015.

[7] Bohannon Biography AllMusic. Retrieved 14 March 2023

[8] Vincent, Rickey (1996). Funk: The Music, the People, and the Rhythm of the One. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 293–297. ISBN 978-0-312-13499-0.

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Funk
James Brown, a pioneer of funk, in 1973
Stylistic origins	Soul rhythm and blues jazz gospel
Cultural origins	Mid-1960s,^[1] United States
Derivative forms	Disco hip hop post-punk dance-punk boogie contemporary R&B electro breakbeat new jack swing oldschool jungle neurofunk liquid funk krautrock funkstep
Subgenres
Deep funk go-go
Fusion genres
Acid jazz afrobeat avant-funk Brit funk free funk funk metal funk rock funky house G-funk jazz-funk samba funk psychedelic funk skweee swamp rock^[2] UK funky
Other topics
Musicians psychedelic soul African-American music