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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 a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul music, jazz, and rhythm and blues (R&B). Funk de-emphasizes melody and chord progressions and focuses on a strong rhythmic groove of a bassline played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a drummer, often at slower tempos than other popular music. Like much of African-inspired music, funk typically consists of a complex groove with rhythm instruments playing interlocking grooves that create a "hypnotic" and "danceable" feel. Funk uses the same richly colored extended chords found in bebop jazz, such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths, or dominant seventh chords with altered ninths and thirteenths.

Funk originated in the mid-1960s, with James Brown's development of a signature groove that emphasized the downbeat—with heavy emphasis on the first beat of every measure ("The One"), and the application of swung 16th notes and syncopation on all basslines, drum patterns, and guitar riffs. Other musical groups, including Sly and the Family Stone, Kool and the Gang, Parliament-Funkadelic, B.T. Express, Fatback Band, Slave and Ohio Players, began to adopt and develop Brown's innovations in 1970s.

Funk derivatives include the psychedelic funk of Sly Stone and George Clinton; the avant-funk of groups such as Talking Heads and the Pop Group; boogie; a hybrid of boogie, disco music and funk, funk metal; a mix of funk and metal (example, Living Colour); G-funk, a mix of gangsta rap and funk; Timba, a form of funky Cuban dance music and funk jam. Funk samples and breakbeats have been used extensively in hip hop and various forms of electronic dance music, such as house music, and Detroit techno. It is also the main influence of Washington go-go (Chuck Brown, Trouble Funk, EU), a subgenre associated with funk.

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-"[[Funk]] gradually became smoother as [[disco]] came to prominence in the mid- to late '70s, and lost much of its distinguishing earthiness. However, it had a major impact on jazz (both fusion and soul-jazz), and became the musical foundation of hip-hop. Thanks to the latter, funk enjoyed a renaissance during the '90s, especially among white audiences who rushed to explore its original classics." --allmusic.com, 2003
+"[[Afrofuturism |Afrofuturist]] ideas were taken up in 1975 by [[George Clinton (musician)|George Clinton]] and his bands [[Parliament (band)|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 [[George Clinton (musician)|Starchild]] spoke of "certified [[Afronaut]]s, capable of funkitizing galaxies." --Sholem Stein
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+"The [[Techno Rebels: The Renegades of Electronic Funk|Techno Rebels]] are, whether they recognize it or not, agents of the Third Wave. They will not vanish but multiply in the years ahead. For they are as much part of the advance to a new stage of civilisation as our missions to Venus, our amazing computers, our biological discoveries, or our explorations of the oceanic depths."--''[[The Third Wave (Toffler book)|The Third Wave]]'' (1980) by Alvin Toffler, cited in "[[Machine Soul: A History Of Techno]]" (1993) by Jon Savage
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-'''Funk''' is an [[American music|American]] [[Music genre|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]], [[dance]]able new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes [[melody]] and [[harmony]], and brings a strong [[rhythm]]ic 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 changes|chord]].
+{{Template}}'''Funk''' is a [[music genre]] that originated in [[African Americans|African-American]] communities in the mid-[[1960s in music|1960s]] when musicians created a [[rhythmic]], [[dance]]able new form of music through a mixture of [[soul music]], [[jazz]], and [[rhythm and blues]] (R&B). Funk de-emphasizes [[melody]] and [[chord progressions]] and focuses on a strong rhythmic [[groove (music)|groove]] of a [[bassline]] played by an [[electric bass]]ist and a drum part played by a [[drum kit|drummer]], often at slower tempos than other popular music. Like much of [[Music of Africa|African-inspired music]], funk typically consists of a complex groove with [[Rhythm section|rhythm instruments]] playing interlocking grooves that create a "hypnotic" and "danceable" feel. Funk uses the same richly colored extended chords found in [[bebop]] jazz, such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths, or dominant seventh chords with altered ninths and thirteenths.
-Like much of African music, funk typically consists of a complex [[Groove (music)|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 [[saxophone]]s, [[trumpet]]s, and in some cases, a [[trombone]], which plays rhythmic "shots".
+Funk originated in the mid-1960s, with [[James Brown]]'s development of a signature groove that emphasized the [[Beat (music)#Downbeat|downbeat]]—with heavy emphasis on the first beat of every [[Bar (music)|measure]] ("The One"), and the application of swung [[16th note]]s  and [[syncopation]] on all basslines, drum patterns, and guitar riffs. Other musical groups, including [[Sly and the Family Stone]], [[Kool and the Gang]], [[Parliament-Funkadelic]], [[B.T. Express]], [[Fatback Band]], Slave and [[Ohio Players]], began to adopt and develop Brown's innovations in 1970s.
-Influential [[African American]] funk performers include  [[James Brown (musician)|James Brown]], [[Sly and the Family Stone]], [[George Clinton (funk musician)|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 [[sampling|samples]] are used in most styles of [[hip hop music]].
+Funk derivatives include the [[psychedelic funk]] of [[Sly Stone]] and [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]; the [[avant-funk]] of groups such as [[Talking Heads]] and [[the Pop Group]]; [[boogie (genre)|boogie]]; a hybrid of boogie, disco music and funk, [[funk metal]]; a mix of funk and metal (example, [[Living Colour]]); G-funk, a mix of [[gangsta rap]] and funk; [[Timba]], a form of funky Cuban dance music and funk jam. Funk [[sampling (music)|samples]] and [[breakbeat]]s have been used extensively in [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and various forms of [[electronic dance music]], such as [[house music]], and Detroit techno. It is also the main influence of Washington [[go-go]] (Chuck Brown, Trouble Funk, EU), a subgenre associated with funk.
 == 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]] - [[Keb Darge]] - [[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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