FUNK

Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African-American musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul music, jazz, and R&B. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground. Funk songs are often based on an extended vamp on a single chord, distinguishing it from R&B and soul songs, which are built on chord progressions.

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funk

Noun

  1. spark
  2. touchwood, punk, tinder

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. mental depression
  2. A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour.
  2. Music that combines traditional forms of black music (as blues, gospel, or soul) and is characterized by a strong backbeat.

Verb

  1. To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
  2. To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.


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