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A History of Funk Music and Black Liberation of the 1970s | Full Documentary | Independent Lens

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Official website: https://to.pbs.org/IL_2024 | #IndieLensPBS “WE WANT THE FUNK!,” a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spans from gospel, soul, highlife, and early jazz roots, to its rise and impact on new wave and hip-hop, as funk music has been transcendent for creators and listeners alike. Revolutionary moments in the movement are captured in James Brown's dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, Fela Kuti's Afrobeat, and other influential musicians of the genre. WE WANT THE FUNK! | Independent Lens This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR FOLLOW PBS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBS/ X: https://twitter.com/PBS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pbs FOLLOW INDEPENDENT LENS: Independent Lens: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Threads: https://www.threads.net/@independentlens X: https://twitter.com/IndependentLens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independenlens YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnDUknWztWaLs7motsqGwPg?sub_confirmation=1 #fulldocumentary #funkmusic #musichistory #musicgenre Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:21 “It’s Got To Be FUNKY” 04:08 American Bandstand & Motown 07:37 Respectability Politics & Assimilation 12:45 James Brown and “The Groove” 16:14 “I’m Black and I’m Proud” 19:00 The Rhythm of Funk & “The One” 24:30 Funky Moves & Funky Grooves 28:34 Hippie Funk: Sly & The Family Stone 30:02 Funk vs. Motown 34:25 Parliament Funkadelic - “Flashlight” 40:30 The Black Anthem 41:50 Gospel, Funk, and Kirk Franklin 45:59 Funk is Sacred & Secular 49:06 The Great Space Race: Funk & Afrofuturism 52:10 Women in Funk: Soul Sista 54:45 The Great Migration 1:00:04 Funk in Africa: Fela Kuti & Afrobeat 1:08:45 Elton John & David Bowie & The Talking Heads 1:16:50 The Funk Lives On: Hip-Hop Samples 1:20:51 Credits ABOUT INDEPENDENT LENS @independentlens is an Emmy® Award-winning PBS documentary series. With founding executive producer Lois Vossen, the series has been honored with 10 Academy Award nominations and features documentaries united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement, and unflinching visions of independent filmmakers. Presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Acton Family Giving, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, Park Foundation, Wyncote Foundation, and National Endowment for the Arts.

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