PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Bruce Smith has a new mission — using music to help restore Portland’s national reputation. The percussionist with one of the most successful funk bands to ever come out of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Funk music has been around since the 1960s, developing out of gospel, R&B and soul, with a distinct emphasis on “syncopated bass ...

A big birthday salute goes out to Redman, one of Hip Hop’s most authentic voices and enduring personalities, as the Newark, New Jersey legend celebrates his 56th birthday today. For over three decades ...

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson Jr. had just premiered his 2019 “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool” at the Sundance Film Festival when, as he was out on the dance floor, the topic of his next film came up. “We ...

Redman - Muddy Waters Too [Review] Redman’s ‘Muddy Waters Too’ Exceeds Expectations & Is A Return To Form For Funk Doc [Review] Redman finally dropped the sequel to his classic Muddy Waters album with ...

PBS has announced the spring slate for its documentary anthology strand ‘Independent Lens,’ including a new documentary on funk from acclaimed filmmaker Stanley Nelson. Kicking off the ‘Independent ...