If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...

Early funk is often associated with the Godfather Of Soul James Brown, who helped pioneer this style of dance music in the late '60s and early '70s. The ubiquitous use of syncopation (playing on the ...

Yes, Robert Trujillo is known as one of the sickest bassist in metal, but part of what makes the Metallica musician so is a well-rounded appreciation for music that started with a full-fledged love of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As a musical genre, funk is practically impossible to define. It is a feeling and an essence, and proudly ...

What is funk? Unapologetic blackness – and the best damn music around, without which hip-hop would never have happened Now I enjoy a Friday night music documentary on BBC4 as much as any bloke who’s ...