Funk music is a genre that originated in the 1960s and 70s, characterized by a strong bassline, syncopated rhythms, and a focus on groove and danceability. It often incorporates elements of soul, jazz, and R&B, and is known for its use of horns, keyboards, and electric guitars. Funk music has been influential in the development of hip hop and electronic dance music.
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Vibraphone, Drum Kit, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Horn Section, Piano, Organ, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Trombone, Clarinet, Saxophone, Double Bass, Trumpet
Popular funk Songs
We Are Family (1995 Remaster)
1979
Mothership Connection
1975
Greatest Slow Jams, Vol. 1
2008
Why Can't We Be Friends?
1975
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List of funk artists
Here is a list of funk artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the funk genre. You can find out what funk genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
44
323844
2
46
269911
3
48
369910
4
51
232603
5
52
441095
6
61
564418
7
42
477473
8
43
381029
9
48
442883
10
45
325917
11
50
461261
12
49
343212
13
56
263213
14
42
212625
15
42
216244
16
44
558695
17
49
652715
18
46
313399
19
59
905123
20
54
255553
21
51
394353
22
52
625601
23
50
679861
24
42
280318
25
54
1052698
26
46
663059
27
51
459134
28
52
837743
29
50
616677
30
57
1226821
31
56
1260114
32
48
175814
33
49
477898
34
53
1239480
35
52
585587
36
52
387643
37
47
421863
38
45
570952
39
57
1339735
40
59
1196035
41
43
190681
42
65
1826989
43
66
1920678
44
61
1788196
45
51
552155
46
56
576821
47
47
454774
48
50
533939
49
58
688409
50
48
516790
51
73
1654612
52
48
359992
53
62
1575373
54
58
629088
55
58
437722
56
57
1001165
57
47
270999
58
55
1282431
59
66
2432926
60
51
133096
61
51
734109
62
50
782675
63
63
170903
64
72
4160403
65
42
120375
66
44
235868
67
46
23390
68
58
1079714
69
43
208873
70
59
700398
71
66
391676
72
49
266839
73
48
608375
74
46
568862
75
57
470101
76
56
608181
77
48
323582
78
62
2105705
79
58
282436
80
57
491561
81
43
130520
82
50
543989
83
42
115949
84
49
130820
85
48
162265
86
46
149835
87
44
14239
88
47
35055
89
51
118364
90
70
7111379
91
46
303576
92
46
52571
93
50
224538
94
51
179233
95
51
213634
96
51
355369
97
49
101423
98
47
46800
99
42
80949
100
43
44237
funk playlist created by Chosic
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