Funk
A structural genre formalized around 1965 when Southern soul vocal urgency merged with jazz syncopation and polyrhythm. Stripping harmonic progression and treating every instrument as percussion synchronized on the first beat, The One became the irreversible blueprint for disco, hip-hop, and modern dance music.
Genre genealogy
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HEAD Funk · 8 ancestors · 3 ROOTS
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