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2022 was definitely a much more difficult year to pick the best funk albums. Mainly The post 20 Best Funk Albums of 2022 first appeared on Funkatopia .
ALBUM RELEASE AUGUST 26, 2022PRE-ORDER GENESIS TODAY! ORDER AVAILABLE SINGLES NOW & PRE-ORDER BELOW Follow The post Mychael Gabriel – Genesis first appeared on Funkatopia .
August 11, 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the iconic self-titled album Vanity 6. While The post 40 Years of Vanity 6 first appeared on Funkatopia .
It’s no secret that The Fixx is one of my favorite bands. Never mind that The post Review: The Fixx – Every Five Seconds first appeared on Funkatopia .
Did you miss Part One of the interview? Click here. インタビューのパート1を見逃しましたか? ここをクリック。 堂本剛とのファンカトピアインタビューのパート2へようこそ。 また、このインタビューを米国に持ち込むために堂本剛と協力しているファンカトピアについての以下のビデオをお楽しみください。 インタビューも日本語に翻訳されています。 The post Interview: Tsuyoshi Domoto, Part 2...
下にスクロールして、日本語版を表示します。 For more than a year, Funkatopia has been singing the praises of Japanese funk The post Interview: Tsuyoshi Domoto, Part 1 of 2 first appeared on Funkatopia .
It seemed like any other Thursday until Morris Day, infamous for his role as Prince‘s The post Morris Day vs. the Prince Estate first appeared on Funkatopia .
On January 21st, 1987 Prince released his first instrumental album ever entitled Madhouse 8 and The post 35 Years of Madhouse first appeared on Funkatopia .
Funkatopia Founder Mr. Christopher asked his musical friends if they would join him for a The post Funk the Funk – Journey Into Depression first appeared on Funkatopia .
The power duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak better known as Silk Sonic is The post Silk Sonic Plans Las Vegas Residency first appeared on Funkatopia .
PRINCE Originals is now available for download & CD purchase after appearing exclusively on Tidal Music since June 7th. The music features PRINCE’s original versions he gave to other artists... The post PRINCE Originals is now...
William DeVaughn's 'Be Thankful' is a 24 carat soul classic – with a message more important now than ever! It has, of course, been covered dozens of times – most recently by the UK's SOUL MESSENGERS (Steve Lee, John Anderson, Anthony...
US music sites are reporting the death "sometime in March" of Washington soul singer SKIP MAHONEY. Mahoney (real surname Mahoaney) formed his band The Casuals in 1965. They played the local DC circuit and enjoyed some regional hits –...
By now you'll be aware that country star KENNY ROGERS died on Friday, 20th March aged 81. The Texas born singer was a country icon, known for his famous story line songs. In 1980 though his career trajectory brought him into the soul...
In their earlier days loads and loads of top names have won the famed Apollo talent show. Recently a young man, OMAR WILSON secured a hat trick of victories and his debut album is winning plenty of plaudits. From that LP his latest...
bbe Music have just released a real treat for fans of good ol' ROY AYERS. Their people recently went through the tapes of Ayers' 'Virgin Ubiquity' studio sessions and discovered a previously unreleased gem... a smooth and soulful...
Article special to DrFunkenberry.com written by Francine Tardo. As an experienced concert goer, I regularly do my “homework” prior to attending a show – researching setlists and doing “crash courses”...
PRINCE’s NPG (The New Power Generation) will perform at the legendary First Ave. in Minneapolis for the very Princely sum of $31.21. The event will also be televised via PPV...
The Sony deal with the PRINCE Estate is now official and the details include 35 catalog albums to be re-released via Sony Legacy Recordings and includes material from 1995-2010. World-Wide...
This past Saturday, on the eve of PRINCE’s “Purple Rain” celebrating 34 years since it’s release, live music returned to Paisley Park for the first time since early 2016. Sure,...
Beyonce & Jay Z’s surprise album release of “Everything Is Love” got everyone’s attention…but was it enough to debut at #1? Before being released to Apple Music and other platforms,...
Liv Warfield has added more tour dates to her Mini U.S. Tour including a Los Angeles Date with Nancy Wilson Of Heart featuring the N.P.G. horns! GEARING UP 4 JULY!!!!...