50 years after they disbanded, British funk outfit Cymande is back with a new album NPR's Scott Simon talks with Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio of the British funk band Cymande about their new ...

A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that packed dance floors. John Blake says that today’s pop music, largely ...

Bootsy Collins Is More Than Just the Funk. ... And he made several great albums with his solo outfit Bootsy’s Rubber Band, notably 1977’s Ahh… the Name Is Bootsy, Baby.

Influential New York City funk group ESG makes a welcome return to San Francisco Friday night, performing with openers Mild Universe and DJ Paul Costuros at the Great American Music Hall.

Funk music is not meant to be listened to alone, London, co-director of “We Want the Funk,” tells me. “It’s like a religious experience that has to be shared with others,” she says.