funk
Example Sentences
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B.J. insists, underscoring his point about the influence of funk and rock music by squeezing in an Earth, Wind & Fire concert during which he finagles an excuse to join them onstage.
From Los Angeles Times
"I make jazz fusion mixed with Afrobeat, funk, and traditional rhythms from Senegal, Mali and the Serer people", he said, referring to the ethnic community from which he hails.
From Barron's
At first he signed disco and funk groups such as KC and the Sunshine Band and Kool & the Gang.
It’s also loud, as the sounds of a rambunctious funk band next door work to penetrate the space.
From Los Angeles Times
The exchange of ideas between the two would later be seen as formative to the development of Afrobeat, a political cocktail blending highlife with funk, jazz and soul.
From Barron's
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