The word "funk", once defined in dictionaries as body odor or the smell of sexual intercourse, commonly has been regarded as coarse or indecent. African-American musicians originally applied "funk" to music with a slow, mellow groove, then later with a hard-driving, insistent rhythm because of the word's association with sexual intercourse. This early form of the music set the pattern for later musicians. The music was slow, sexy, loose, riff-oriented and dance able. Funky typically described these qualities.(wikipedia)
There are so many different kinds of music throughout the world, even in this country alone. There's rock and roll, hip hop, R&B, rap, soul, and many more. One of the most fascinating kinds of music that you might not be aware of is funk. Funk music is characterized by intensely syncopated, dance able rhythms with the emphasis falling heavily on the first beat of every measure prominent bass lines; a distinctive, razor-sharp type of rhythm guitar; chanted or......
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