There, a nine-piece ensemble captivated attendees with the infectious groove of Brazilian funk and jazz.  The show Brazilian Funk Night combines “all of this Brazilian music with a funk groove and a ...

A versatile sideman and co-vocalist for the likes of Dessa, Lizzo and Your Smith, Mayson left the Twin Cities to become a ...

Exploring the best in funk and soul from the roots of black music through to the current club sounds, featuring classic tracks, new releases, sessions and interviews.

What became “Uptown Funk” began life as a jam in Mars’ Los Angeles studio. Mars was on drums, and “said he’d been doing this James Brown/Trinidad thing that could be fun,” Ronson said.

The Grateful Dead and their legion of Deadheads took over Madison Square Garden for the first show of a two-night run at the New York City venue, on this day in 1979. The two shows at “The World ...

British record producer Mark Ronson made the right choice choosing Mars, because it's hard to imagine this funk-pop ditty sung by someone else. From the heavy bass intro and clapping to the snazzy ...

Customers evacuated Hancock Whitney Bank, and the building in Uptown New Orleans closed briefly Thursday morning after a bank employee noticed an unattended package, according to the New Orleans ...

CHARLOTTE — A distressed Uptown office tower will be sold at public auction in January, following foreclosure proceeding approval in Mecklenburg County Superior Court. 400 South Tryon ...

After 43 years in Vancouver’s Uptown Village, a family-owned all-wood furniture store is closing Jan. 26. Main Street Trader, on the corner of 20th and Main streets, announced the closure in a Dec.

Renowned funk drummer David Garibaldi has announced ... via Bill Graham‘s Fillmore Records later that year. His distinctive drum grooves became an integral part of the group’s sound, and ...

Unlike many popular genres at the time, funk put more emphasis on the rhythm and groove resulting from the interplay between bass and drums, than the melody, chord progressions or arrangements ...