Funk music started to emerge in black American communities, combining elements of established genres – such as soul, jazz and R ... They used a mix of low and high-note rhythms, and a slap ...

Add in a bit of reggae, some soul, and a thump of metal to the punk and funk and that becomes some mix that Fishbone provide. Formed by a bunch of school friends from Los Angeles in 1979 ...

H ired in 1974 to co-star in and compose the soundtrack for a B movie called “That’s the Way of the World,” Earth, Wind & Fire set to work. By then, the funk band had put ou ...