Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground. Funk songs are often based on an extended vamp on a single chord, distinguishing it from R&B and soul songs centered around chord progressions.
Like much African-inspired music, funk typically consists of a complex groove with rhythm instruments such as electric guitar, electric bass, Hammond organ, and drums playing interlocking rhythms. Funk bands sometimes have a horn section of several saxop ...
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A mix of classy uptown funk sounds with some more vintage downtown soul sounds. Features energetic, driving percussion, a funky drummer, a jazz flute, a brass section, some slap bass, and a funk guitar. Fun, uplifting and happy, this joyful funk instrumental is great for dancing or party backgrounds, Instrumental, RnB, Funk