Go-go — Washington D.C.'s regional twist on funk — reigned in the DMV during the 1980s, and one of the scene's signature acts was Trouble Funk. More than 30 years later, the collective, led by Big ...

This live concert webcast is a production of NPR Music's All Songs Considered and the 9:30 Club. A veritable superstar in his native Nigeria, Femi Kuti is the standard bearer for Afro-beat, the blend ...

For Fela Week, Okayplayer takes at how Fela Kuti connected James Brown and the Black Power movement to fuel his own unique ...

Philadelphia has a great music scene – one that represents many sounds and genres, like hip-hop, bluegrass, blues, rock and even funk. If you're looking to get funky on a night out, see below for some ...

Born as a studio spinoff from the sprawling, funk-laden world of Snarky Puppy, Ghost-Note has turned into the band with nine lives. While still built on the preternatural rhythm section tandem of ...

On Wednesday, Medeski, Martin and Wood laid down some of the fattest grooves ever heard at the Michigan Theater. MMW is in its own world of jazz-funk. The instrumental trio combines three of the most ...

Saturday night at the Crocodile was Seattle's last chance to see ESG—NYC's most fun and stripped-down funk group over the last 40-plus years—perform live, and, according to an informal survey ...

In the second volume of this compilation of this supposedly ephemeral sound you can hear snatches of a potential sonic future emerging from the sedimented pop culture muck of the past. Save this story ...

This a great example of kawina music, a form of Surinamese Creole folk music that originated in 1863 after the abolition of slavery. It’s layered with all types of local percussion, including the ...

Making music goes beyond merely a career path, a way of life and shared familial experience that informs her worldview. From a young age, Sheila and her three siblings were surrounded by sound, weaned ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's time to take it old school, as we get on the good foot and bring you a selection of stone ...