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Expressive, versatile, and dripping in history - the fizzing frequencies of funk and the seductive sounds of soul are ever-alluring; and when all these sounds merge on a festival lineup, you can bet ...

Funk makes a convincing case for being the most important form of expression in the history of popular music, more than rock, swing, country, folk, anything. When I drop the needle on Sly and the ...

New Orleans DJ and 'Queen of the Rare Groove' Soul Sister throws her 21st New Year's Eve Soul Train party at the Civic ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When I first wrote about James Brown, I thought I’d covered enough ground with the big hits—the songs everyone knows and loves. But not long after that article went live, I started ...

The nightclubs are long gone, but the music that filled them night after night -- thumping funk, soul and even disco -- is back. You might even notice someone in the old neighborhood today, standing ...

Many art galleries in Santa Barbara go by the plan of a main-drag location, discoverable to walk-up traffic as well as regulars. The relatively young Art & Soul, one of the new galleries on (or off) ...

If you're looking to inject a little funk and soul into your productions, but you can't quite afford Cory Wong's session fee, we're here to help. The latest edition of SampleRadar collects a bumper ...