Genres · Soul & groove
Funk
Tight bass, choppy guitar and horns, all locked into one groove.
- Tempo, BPM
- 95–115
- Where it started
- The US, 1960s
What it sounds like
Everything locks to the first beat of the bar: a popping bassline, choppy guitar, tight drums and horn stabs. Groove over melody. Disco, hip-hop and house all borrowed from it.
Hear it
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Funk made into a modern hit: horns, bass and swagger.
2014 · Posted by Mark Ronson · Open on YouTube
Listen for
- A slappy, popping bassline
- Choppy, scratchy guitar
- Horn stabs and shouts
Go if
You want to groove more than jump.
Hear it this week
3 nights- Tomorrow · DJ nightFrootwerkKampai · Bby Nicx, Lano +1
Thu
29
- Tomorrow · DJ nightKampai Regionals: Free the Robots and Jay RuKampai · Free the Robots, Jay Ru +1
Thu
29
- 7pm · DJ nightDoomsday Halloween Eve partyThe Fun Roof · Arden Formento, Marc Marasigan +3
Fri
30
Nights with a DJ who plays funk, from the venues' posts.
