At the cutting edge is baile funk, a sound that stems back decades but evolves in new directions at a lightning-fast rate, reinventing itself as a genre as unexpectedly as the beat switches.

Last week, two giants of US popular music passed away. Beach Boys legend, composer/songwriter Brian Wilson, and funk pioneer Sly Stone of Sly and The Family Stone fame.Both created magic that changed ...

He also chats with us about how he got into making funk music and what makes his sound unique within the genre.

the story also traces funk's influences on both new wave and hip-hop. Stanley Nelson is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, MacArthur Fellow, and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ...

We spoke with Grand Funk Railroad original member, drummer and singer Don Brewer about the band's 50th anniversary 'American Band Tour.' Here's what he said about the song's origin and more.

Rapper and producer Dezzy Hollow is a master of modern day West Coast funk. Earlier this year he released an album called OCEANSIDE, which he named after his hometown. He chats with us about the ...