Is Funk A Dying Genre?

Micheal Franti and Spearhead have a nice funk/reggae/soul vibe. Its not hard funk like, say, Parliament/Funkadelic etc. but its definately got the boogie.

Ozomatli are on the latin/fusion/funk/hip-hop tip and are a live show that is not to be missed.

Funk isn't going to die, musical genres don't really "die", they get old and moldy, yes. But eventually everyone comes due for a kick in the ass. I think funks virtues of groove, bombast and eclectimaniacagroovahellisciousness are too compelling to just let die and be forgotten.

 

Check out Antibalas or Vinyl.

They've got some solid grooves happenin'.

 

EB0-
...it is pretty bad when compared to the olden daze.
On the current scene, I like Robert Randolph.
Otherwise, I'm content to unearth some of the great stuff I missed out on the first-time around.

 

I'll second all of that... There's so much great funk out there to be discovered (uncovered?) that was recorded decades ago. As for current music, there's a bunch of good funky jazz stuff going on, funky latin stuff too.

What worries me more than the lack of good current funk bands is the fact that a lot of the people that grew up with this stuff are getting old enough not to want go to clubs as much, especially during the week. Bleh, I should have started playing bass when I was a baby.

Edit: Okay, one more thing I forgot to say:
Funk will never die!!!
Just so's ya know.

 

Maceo Parker "life on planet groove" is one of the funkiest albums ever and of the recent.

pure funk is dying...but A LOT of bands are putting a little funk in their style now a days.

 

hell no...not while im alive and kickin...as far as i know bootsy is still going..he has stop touring but he aint givin it up yet...look at meshell ndegochello, bit of funk/soul/rnb and erykah badu, she's the same but princes new album is extremely funky...rhcp are starting to loose da funk a little, but they'll come back...i hope......you shold hear a aussie bad, now split up, called DIG, Directions In Groove....very funky and jazzy...try and get an album called Deeper, its rather essential....but of course ben harper has nice groove to him

 

>> 00 Soul (amazon link)

some samples:

>> du alma (mp3)

>> hey, hey, hey (mp3)

>> some tune (mp3)

 

>> schmee (site link)

some samples:

>> push (mp3)

>> duck, duck, goose (mp3)

>> slide (mp3)

(mythology and slide are the more funk oriented thingies)

 

Hey Heath Meister-
I think you made Ebozz' point. In his initial post, he mentioned seeking out "new artists".

You mention Prince & Bootsy...both from the '70s
RHCP...from the '80s
Me'shell & Badu...early '90s

All still happein', of course...but nothing really "new".
Meanwhile, I gotta find Cymande's 1st 2 albums. Thanks for that heads-up, Leanne!

 

Me , nah..me and my mates from school have started a kinda acid jazz/funk/soul/hip hop band....trying to do some really simple and dancable stuff...ill try and get some audio stuff up soonish..but really try and get that a DIG album..someone flogged my copy of Deeper and im bidding on another on ebay, so when i get that ill upload a demo....really good stuff

 

Just keep your eyes and ears on the so called "neo-soul" artists and some of the crossover jazz stuff that is influenced by 70s Miles Davis (recent CDs by Nicholas Payton, Roy Hargrove, etc.)

 

Don't know if you've heard of Freekbass, but he's current. Apparently, he's Bootsy's protoge. Check him out at www.freekbass.com

 

and for a more mainstream approach-

Maroon 5- not a bad album

Remy Shand- a good buy as well, great R&B funk

Joss Stone- Don't own it, but the singles are funky

Outkast- funk for some, trash for others, give it a listen

there are more, but I suggested these as they are main stream, therefore I'd say it's not dying IMHO.

 

your 100% right!