Finding the Funk

Finding the Funk is a road trip in search of the past, present and future of Funk music. Starting with Funk's roots in Jazz and the James Brown bands of the '60s we travel to the Bay Area to celebrate Sly & the Family Stone, then to Dayton the birthplace of so many of Funk's originators, then onto Detroit where from the ashes of Motown, P-Funk's Mothership arose, and then to LA where a new crop of musicians are creating their own Funk history. On our journey into Funk, we talk to legends Sly Stone, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Nona Hendryx, Maceo Parker, Bernie Worrell, and Steve Arrington and their descendants Mike D, D'Angelo, Sheila E, Shock G and Sade's Stuart Matthewman. Narrated by Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson of the Roots.

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Cluedo

Cluedo

2022

September 5

September 5

2024

El Angel

El Angel

2018

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots

1972

My Heart Goes Boom!

My Heart Goes Boom!

2020

The Golden Glove

The Golden Glove

2019

Drive Inside

Drive Inside

2024

Small Local Trains

Small Local Trains

1960

Single8

Single8

2023

Idiot in Paris

Idiot in Paris

1967

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

2015

Two Birds

Two Birds

2008

Barking at the Stars

Barking at the Stars

1998

From Hong Kong with Love

From Hong Kong with Love

1975

Chasers

Chasers

2025

Magnet of Doom

Magnet of Doom

1963

Boogaloo and Graham

Boogaloo and Graham

2014

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

1982

A Terrible Mistake

A Terrible Mistake

2023

Gender Reveal

Gender Reveal

2024