Funk

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"Afrofuturist ideas were taken up in 1975 by George Clinton and his bands Parliament and Funkadelic with his magnum opus Mothership Connection and the subsequent The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein, P-Funk Earth Tour, Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome, and Motor Booty Affair. In the thematic underpinnings to P-Funk mythology ("pure cloned funk"), Clinton in his alter ego Starchild spoke of "certified Afronauts, capable of funkitizing galaxies." --Sholem Stein

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Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American performers blended soul music, soul 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. Unlike R&B and soul songs, which had many chord changes, funk songs are often based on a single chord.

Like much of African 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 also usually have a horn section of several saxophones, trumpets, and in some cases, a trombone, which plays rhythmic "shots".

Influential African American funk performers include James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, George Clinton, and The Meters. Notable 1970s funk bands included Earth, Wind & Fire, Tower of Power, The Commodores, and Kool & the Gang. Funk music was a major influence on the development of 1970s disco music and funk samples are used in most styles of hip hop music.

 == See also ==
-Related: [[Afro funk]] - [[American music]] - [[disco]] - [[deep funk]] - [[electro-funk]] - [[black music]] - [[jazz funk]] - [[James Brown]] - [[Cymande]] - [[Jorge Ben]] - [[soul music]] - [[P-Funk]] - [[rare grooves]] - [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]
+Related: [[Afro funk]] - [[American music]] - [[disco]] - [[deep funk]] - [[electro-funk]] - [[black music]] - "[[Funky Drummer]]" - [[jazz funk]] - [[James Brown]] - [[Cymande]] - [[Jorge Ben]] - [[soul music]] - [[P-Funk]] - [[rare grooves]] - [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]
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