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Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... Funk metal is a type of music that incorporates hard-driving heavy metal guitar riffs and the pounding bass rhythms characteristic of funk. ... Dory Funk Dory Funk was a professional wrestler. ... Brit funk is a music style that has its origins in the British music scene of the 1980s. ... Mind Funk were a funk metal band containing members of Soundgarden and Celtic Frost, originally known as Mind Fuck but were forced by Epic Records, the record label they were signed to, to change their name. ... Instant Funk were a 1970s disco band, best known for their disco classic Ive Got My Mind Made Up CMon. Instant Funk came out of New Jersey consisting of Raymond Earl, Scotty Miller and guitarist Kim Miller. ... Baile Funk is the English slang applied to dance parties in Rio de Janeiro. ... Liquid funk is a style of drum and bass. ... P-Funk is an abbreviated, compound name for two bands, Parliament and Funkadelic. ... Funk Island (49°44′13″ N 52°58′26″ W NST) is a small, barren, isolated, uninhabited island approximately 60 km northeast of Wesleyville, Newfoundland, Canada. ... Funk is a village located in Phelps County, Nebraska. ...

Homonyms

Alan Funk is a professional wrestler, who has previously work in promotions such as World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action. ... Fred Funk (b. ... Isaac Kaufmann Funk (1839-1912) was a United States editor, lexicographer, publisher, and spelling reformer. ... Joseph Funk (1778-1862) was a pioneer American music teacher and publisher. ... Kazimierz Funk (February 23, 1884 - January 19, 1967), commonly anglicized as Casimir Funk, was a Polish biochemist, generally credited with the first formulation of the concept of Vitamins in 1912, which he called vital amines or vitamines. ... Terry Funk Terry Funk (born June 30, 1944) is an American professional wrestler known by some modern fans for his violent, hardcore matches. ... Walther Funk in the dock at Nuremberg. ... The Funk Brothers were the house band at Detroits Motown Records from 1959 to 1972, when the company moved to Los Angeles. ... Funk and Wagnalls is a publisher based in New York City. ... Grand Funk Railroad was an American Rock and Roll band in the 1970s, originally from Flint, Michigan. ...

Funke

Arno Funke (born 1950), alias Dagobert, is a German artist and author, but is best known for his time spent as an extortionist. ... Cornelia Funke is a German author. ...

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Funk - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (2575 words)
Funk music was a major influence on the development of disco and, later, hip hop music.
Funk music was exported to Africa in the late 1960s, and melded with African singing and rhythms to form Afrobeat.
Funk is a major element of certain artists identified with the Jam band scene of the late 1990s and 2000s.
funk: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com (2909 words)
Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony, and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground.
Funk music was a major influence on the development of 1970s disco music and funk samples are used in most styles of hip hop music.
Funk, while often utilizing the same extended chords as found in jazz, virtually abandoned chord changes, creating static single chord vamps with little harmonic movement, but with a complex and driving rhythmic feel.
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