Due to the heavy intermingling of P-Funk bands, including a great many uncredited contributions from musicians, the following groups and solo artists (most with at least one album credit under the name) can be considered parts of P-Funk. P-Funk is an abbreviated, compound name for two bands, Parliament and Funkadelic. ...
The bands Parliament, Funkadelic and related offshoots (see List of PFunkmembers) are collectively referred to as the PFunk.
A series of concept albums and live shows, primarily from Parliament and Funkadelic, have a group of recurring characters, themes and ideas that are collectively referred to as the PFunk mythology.
Starchilds nemesis is Sir Nose DVoidoffunk ("Sir Noise Devoid of Funk" from Funkentelechy Vs the Placebo Syndrome[?] (Parliament, 1977)).
The two groups had members in common and often are referred to singly as "Parliament-Funkadelic." The breakout popularity of Parliament-Funkadelic gave rise to the term "P-Funk," which both referred to the music by George Clinton's bands and defined a new subgenre.
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.
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