Apartments and townhouses are taking root on fields once owned by Amos Funk, the father of farmland preservation in Lancaster County. His granddaughter says the project’s density and location near ...

It was sometime in the latter part of the 1960s that R&B gave way to soul and, by extension, funk. It wasn't a scene so much at first as it was a grouping of like-minded artists taking their music to ...

Funk music has been around since the 1960s, developing out of gospel, R&B and soul, with a distinct emphasis on “syncopated bass lines and steady, infectious drum grooves,” according to one ...

Organisers of football's World Cup will gladly tell you what a unifying force their sport is, but on whose terms? Is the four-yearly tournament a chance to immerse yourself in a nation's culture or ...

Detroit madman and doo-wop veteran George Clinton spent the 1970s running two of the wildest bands in the galaxy: Funkadelic for guitar-crazed rock, Parliament for dance-floor boogie. Only a genius ...

Last month, the Brazilian artist Ludmilla made history: After powering through her hits during a breakout set at Coachella, she became the first Afro-Latina to perform at the music festival. She riled ...

Karabo Success Mokgara, also known as DJ Karri, serves as a beacon for artists battling addiction, taking DJ Mujava to rehab and providing ongoing support. Notable individuals who have benefited from ...

There are Good Samaritans, then there is DJ Karri. Whenever someone sends out a distress signal on social media and the SOS reaches the charitable DJ, he's ready to help. Mohau ‘Alostro' Lewis is a ...

DJ Mujava was a prominent figure and producer in Tshwane, whose hit songs, Mugwanti wa Pitori and Township Funk, made him a force to reckon with in the Bacardi space. Mzansi pokes holes in DJ Shimza's ...

Syed was a reporter for TIME, based in the London bureau. In London’s Jazz Cafe, the sound of Egyptian legend Umm Kulthum’s song Alf Leila Wleila is reverberating around an atmosphere of anticipation.

Professional wrestling legend Terry Funk has passed away. He was 79 years old. Wrestling icons Ric Flair and Mick Foley acknowledged the news Wednesday afternoon. WWE confirmed it shortly after. Terry ...

FLINT TOWNSHIP — A former township clerk and current county elections supervisor in Michigan has been charged with ballot tampering in the August 2020 primary. Kathy Funk also is charged with ...