Beatport has added a new, dedicated genre category for Brazilian funk. The music platform launched the new category on Wednesday (April 30), as part of plans to "recognise one of Brazil's most dynamic ...

Funk Carioca is dirty dancing at its dirtiest, and lyrics at the height of vulgarity. It can be heard throughout the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, all day and night long, from cars, houses, and bailes ...

Exploring the vibrant, funk-fueled world of La Comparsa Universitaria de la Laguna, who first introduced Mexico to their ...

We Want The Funk!, a documentary exploring the Funk genre that defined the 1970s, is now airing on PBS. Set against the backdrop of the post-civil rights Black community, director Stanley Nelson and ...

The funk/soul icon, 72, and English rock legend, 80, are proving they're both still going strong, joining forces to release a ...

R&B/funk group Labelle, best known for their iconic hit “Lady Marmalade,” is the subject of a new rock opera now in development.The show, titled Labelle, is being written by band member Nona Hendryx ...

You may not think you know Jimmy Castor and his fellow funk genre artists, but for those stopping downtown this Saturday, you might just hear a few notes of familiarity. “I’ve been sampled a lot,” ...

"For people older than me and people younger me, [the documentary] gives them a chance to know who we are as human beings,'' Griffin said. "A lot of people have the perception of hip-hop artists being ...

Labelle, a new rock opera inspired by the trio of the same name, is currently in development. Written by Labelle’s own Nona ...