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'We Want the Funk!' explores the musical genre's influence

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“We Want the Funk!” is airing under the Independent Lens umbrella at PBS. The documentary will air at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, on New Mexico PBS, channel 5.1. It will also be available to stream on the PBS app.

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Albuquerque Journal

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'We Want the Funk!' explores the musical genre's influence

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Independent Lens: We Want the Funk!

Tuesday, April 8 at 8 p.m. We Want the Funk is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown’s dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton’s Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat, the story also traces funk’s influences on both new wave and hip-hop. The post Independent L…

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INDEPENDENT LENS: We Want the Funk!

Premieres Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Some of the best funk artists in history—like James Brown, George Clinton, Labelle, and Afrofunk star Fela Kuti—are featured in this musical voyage showing funk's early roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk and beyond.

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‘WE WANT THE FUNK!’ documentary explores the evolution of funk music and its connection to Detroit | American Black Journal - BridgeDetroit

Jazz, techno, rock and roll – Detroit has played a pioneering role in many genres of music, but perhaps none more so than in the development of funk – as personified by George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic. A new Independent Lens PBS documentary titled “WE WANT THE FUNK!” captures the rich history of funk and its continuing influence, both in Detroit and globally. It premieres on Detroit PBS April 8 at 9 p.m. and will be televised again at 8…

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‘We Want the Funk’ is both groovy and informative - SaportaReport

“We Want the Funk” starts just as a documentary about funk music should – with musician Marcus Miller slapping that bass. Miller’s bass solo sets the tone for the rest of “We Want the Funk,” which is just as full of musical moments as it is talking head interviews (in some cases, there are literal Talking Heads – David Byrne makes an appearance). Directed by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London, the documentary traces the history of funk, both music…

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‘We Want the Funk’ is both groovy and informative

Questlove in the documentary “We Want the Funk.” (Photo courtesy of Firelight Films)“We Want the Funk” starts just as a documentary about funk music should – with musician Marcus Miller slapping that bass. Miller’s bass solo sets the tone for the rest of “We Want the Funk,” which is just as full of musical moments as it is talking head interviews (in some cases, there are literal Talking Heads – David Byrne makes an appearance). Directed by Stan…

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