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Originally Posted by Jonnyjoh
Hello guys!
My interest in funk started very recently as I first heard "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars, but of course I wanted more.
The thing is I really don't have any idea where to begin and would be very thankful for anyone giving suggestions what to listen to first and foremost.
Maybe you can provide even some youtube links, would be very appreciated anyway.
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Hmmm...This is a tough one. Funk, like Rock and other genres, can actually be divided up into sub-genres. In your case, if "Uptown Funk" served as your gateway into the genre, well, "Uptown Funk" is more related to
80s Minneapolis Funk as opposed to the
70s Dayton Ohio Sound, etc.....Similar to "Uptown Funk" would be the videos below:
As far as getting into Funk, here is the best I can do in one paragraph:
Start familiarizing yourself with its roots, such as 60s R&B like
Sam & Dave, james Brown, Joe Tex, etc. The formation of true funk starts with
Sly & The Family Stone and whole bunch of lesser known bands from the era between about '68 - '71 or so. Get familiar with the previously mentioned "
70s Dayton Sound", such as
Ohio Players, Lakeside, Slave, Sun, etc. Familarize yourself with
Parliament/Funkadelic, which falls into the "
Progressive Funk" category...There is also a ton of
Jazz Funk out there starting in the 70s which includes the previously mentioned
Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, The Crusaders, and The Meters, just to name a few. There is a
New York Sound as well and includes great bands such as
Fatback and the NY Sound also spun off both
Disco Funk and
early Hip Hop)...Into the 80s, there is the previously mentioned
Minneapolis Sound (see videos) and includes acts such as
Prince, The Time, Shiela E, etc and is what "Uptown Funk" mimics but there is also
DC Go Go Funk which includes bands like
EU and
Trouble Funk