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WE WANT THE FUNK!
Directed and produced by Stanley Nelson and Nicole London. A co-production of Firelight Films, Inc. and the Independent Television Service (ITVS).
Season 26
Episode 15
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.
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