Featured: 0 (April 19, 2024) The music world is mourning the far too young death of Grammy-winning Gospel singer Mandisa at age 47. She was found dead in her Nashville, home, with her cause of death currently unknown. The Franklin,...
Featured: 0 (April 19, 2024) If someone had told the people who started celebrating 420 back in the 1970s and 80s that people would be able to openly smoke without facing legal repercussions in many American cities, those cannabis...
Featured: 0 One of the all-time great soul music vocalists was born April 20, 1951. Luther Vandross became the voice of a generation of adult soul music artists, scoring dozens of hits and providing breathtaking interpretations of...
Featured: 1 (April 17, 2024) It is news that we knew would be coming, but it was a gut punch, nonetheless. Today we say a sad goodbye to Arther "Pooch" Tavares of the legendary group Tavares, who has died of ALS at age 74....
Featured: 1 (April 17, 2024) Jazz/funk bassist Christian de Mesones makes multiple statements by titling his upcoming album You Only Live Twice. de Mesones is a fan of James Bond films and the album’s title is a nod toward the...
Featured: 1 (April 16, 2024) Nostalgia will always have a powerful hold on music fans. We have all those old songs on the albums and CDs stacked in crates in our music rooms. We have many of those same songs and some newer classics...
Featured: 0 Enchantment was undoubtedly one of the hottest products to come of Detroit in the late 70s. With hits like "Sunshine," "Gloria" and "It's You That I Need," the group combined lush arrangements, great compositions, and...
Featured: 1 (April 16, 2024) Chances are if one looked back at the top of the Billboard Smooth Jazz Charts since 2008, multi-instrumentalist Chris “Big Dog” Davis was a constant presence as production guru for many recognizable...
Featured: 1 (April 15, 2024) Whenever a classic is reworked by a remixer, the reactions from listeners will vary. There are those who’ll listen with an open mind and then there’s the die-hards who will rally hard about how a...
Featured: 0 It is difficult to look back at the 70s and early 80s Soul music scene without gazing for a long period at the music and influence of Earth, Wind & Fire . A group revolutionary in its amalgamation of soul, jazz, funk...
SweetWater 420 Fest is returning to Atlanta bringing a heavily leaning funk lineup this year The post SweetWater 420 Fest Returns first appeared on Funkatopia .
Macy Gray is touring the world supporting her brand new album The Reset and to The post Review: Macy Gray – Live in Atlanta first appeared on Funkatopia .
We sit down with director and filmmaker Scott McCullough who’s amazing work has given him The post Interview: Scott McCullough first appeared on Funkatopia .
We interview bassist Nik West. She’s the purple unicorn in a enormous world of male The post Interview: Bassist Nik West first appeared on Funkatopia .
It never ceases to amaze us when someone as prolific as Lynn Mabry goes unnoticed The post Interview Flashback: Lynn Mabry first appeared on Funkatopia .
Sheila E. and the E Train deliver a brand new album entitled Hella Fonk-E that The post Review: Sheila E. – Hella Fonk-E first appeared on Funkatopia .
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 .
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!!!!...