But what happens when all of these sounds come together? One could argue that this is where the sound of funk was created. In Lynchburg, one man took his love of the groove and created the School ...

Music is a multi-layered thing, with multiple types for multiple people. Rap, pop, R&B, rock and country. You name it, it’s ...

The University of Iowa’s Black Pop Music Ensemble performed a concert on Monday, March 3, 2025. The concert featured several ...

In the mid-1960s, James Brown was creating a new style of music — funk. It would one day make its home in Dayton, Ohio.

Funk music started to emerge in black American communities ... Duran and Talking Heads had distinctive funk elements, as did pop artists like Michael Jackson. While losing its commercial edge ...