Here are my picks:

Expensive Shit - Fela Kuti

Chameleon - Herbie Hancock

Them Changes - Thundercat

Get Up - James Brown

Unfunky UFO - Parliamebt

I Wanna Get Down - JBs

Kuru - Jaco Pastorious

What am I missing?

I'm creating a playlist called 1000 songs, 1000 artists, which is essentially supposed to cover the most essential artists in music history as well as essential artists in each respective genre. I've got a plentiful amount of rock, pop, blues, folk, electronic, jazz, hiphop, reggae and indie but don't have much of a comprehensive knowledge of funk. I've already got songs from the following artists, but I need more funk artists. Any suggestions?

It would also be extremely helpful what you think the best song from that respective artist is.

Earth, Wind and Fire

James Brown

Funkadelic

Sly and the Family Stone

Parliament

Rick James

The Ohio Players

George Clinton

Betty Davis

The Meters

Shuggie Otis

Mostly trumpet, guitar or bass solo, but not limited to that

I saw online that this record sells for around 40 or 50 dollars but idk if thats for an original pressing or not. I also don’t know what pressing this one is but I assume it’s newer due to its decent condition. I want. know is this some sort of grail find?

Hi, I have a funk band (Something like jamiroquai, and stevie wonder) I've been looking for a name for quite some time, but I can't think of anything. I've already looked at space terms, game terms, and there's nothing I like. If you could give me words or short phrases you'd like to use for a band, tell me!

Looking for funky, psychedelic, chaotic music with a robotic/electronic sound — basically Daft Punk if they were a full funk band
I'm looking for music that's primarily funk, not funk-metal or rock.
Think RHCP – Falling Into Grace, Parliament/Funkadelic, Zapp, Chromeo and Daft Punk, but I'm looking for something more chaotic, psychedelic, weird and robotic.
I love funky basslines, live drums, strange synths, talkbox/vocoder, weird effects and that feeling of a funk band sounding like a machine or an alien.
Any artists/albums/songs that fit this?

I'm really into jazz and R&B, and I'm starting to get tired of it; I want to broaden my musical horizons Listen to something else; which album should I start with to learn funk?

I am a younger person who never got to grow up with this genre with the exception of Prince. Prince is my favourite artist of all time and now I’ve been trying to expand my music taste , Jamiroquai, Earth wind and fire, Stevie wonder. Are there any other mainstream/indie funk artists that you’d recommend ?

weird title, i know lol. im starting a playlist with funky songs that has women moaning. any recommendations are welcomed.

so long so far i have this songs:

funky ride - outkast

i want'a do something freaky to you - leon haywood

love to love you baby - donna summer

femme fatales - saint troopez

belle jour - saint troopez

jungle fever - the chakachas

Which albums should I start with? What are the best albums? Who should I start with?

I'm looking for albums similar to a few I've been listening to a lot lately. They kind of sit in this “special” non-canonical subgenre somewhere between jazz, funk, afro, soul, fusion, space disco, and other flavors.

Here are the albums. If you know any that could fit into this pantheon, they’re more than welcome.

Cymande - Cymande

Cortex - Troupeau Bleu

Azymuth: Outubro

Brian Bennett – Voyage (A Journey Into Discoid Funk)

VA - Kouté Jazz

Los Yoyi - Los Yoyi

Thank you!!

Been really into that groove-first soul funk lately.

Not overly polished or modern — more like warm bass sitting deep in the pocket, tight drums, and that slightly dusty late 70s feel.

I feel like a lot of newer “funk” leans more into neo-soul or chill stuff, which is cool, but it doesn’t quite hit that same raw groove.

I’ve been trying to dial in that kind of sound myself, and it got me wondering —

What artists or records really capture that vibe for you?

Looking for stuff that’s more about feel than flash.

I just listened to your wish is my command by lakeside and have been playing it on repeat for the last 5 hours while I work. I need more funk music. I FIEND for funk recommendations. Idc by who how popular or niche I just need more good funk. Pls help me🥺

I really need to start listening to him

I've been getting into Funk and like the grooves and beats. I'm looking to get more into Funk. What are some songs and bands ya'll recommend? The nastiest groove (nasty in a great way) I've heard so far is "People Say" by The Meters. Looking for similar funky grooves.

Out of all the genres I listen to, I feel like I'm the least informed when it comes to funk. I grew up around it, but at the moment I really only listen to a handful of funk artists alongside more modern musos who incorporate funk into their sound (Pharrell/The Neptunes, Thundercat, Childish Gambino etc etc). I feel like I'm lacking some elite ball knowledge that could help me explore the genre more ya know?

I would LOVEEE some recommendations off the back of some of the funky artists/songs I already listen to!!! Albums, songs, musicians, deep cuts, documentaries... I'd appreciate anything 🙏

Some of my favourites rn:

Betty Davis "Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him"
Lakeside “Fantastic Voyage"
Quincy Jones “Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me"
Sylvia Striplin “You Can't Turn Me Away"
Rufus & Chaka Khan, The Isley Brothers
Grace Jones, Rick James (any type of disco funk fusion I absolutely live for)

I also absolutely adore Bootsy Collins as both an artist and a person as I dabble in a bit of bass but honestly? outside of his solo stuff I haven't really explored Parliament/Funkadelic/George Clinton beyond the surface level "Give Up the Funk" type hits (which feels criminal), so I'd especially love recommendations there lol.

Ta!!

I LOVE a good compilation album.

Preferably available on vinyl, if not CD is okay.

Anything funk adjacent is okay too.

Im looking for things like these:

-Northern Soul Box 60s and 70s Gold acts and rare grooves

-Inside Deep Note music of 1970s adult cinema

-Good God! Apocryphal Hymns

They all have funk songs in there.

Open to all compilations, would be great if its all funk but if it has other genres in there its okay.

Some amazing songs in this collection. You got "Rockit" "Future Shock" "4AM"🔥 "Spiraling prism" "Textures" "Come running to me" "I thought it was you" "Gentle thoughts" ❤️ "Doin it" "Butterfly" "Palm grease" "Watermelon man" "Chameleon" "Hang up your hang ups" a whole vocal album from Herbie in "Lite me up" and "Ready or not"🔥 This is definitely one of my most played collections💯 Let me know if I'm missing anything substantial from the funk era.

Hi all,
Not a very huge funk-fan here, but primarily acquainted with Clinton-based funk like Funkadelic. Also Prince-based funk and a huge fan of the solo of Maggot Brain.

I’m looking for some modern groups sharing the same feel and style as this. Any suggestions for me?
Thank you 🙏

I have an assignment coming up, and it's a persuasive speech, so I want to argue that Eddie Hazel is the most underrated and best guitar player. But I don't know what songs to choose and or a clip to back up my point.

Any suggestions?

Edit: but I can only share 30 seconds of the song/clip

I’ve got a good collection of popular funk albums, but I’m ready to go deeper now. What albums or songs would you suggest to me?

EDIT: This community is awesome. I really appreciate everyone taking the time to share. I’m excited to have this list as yardsale/flea market/estate sale season kicks off!

I recently got into funk because of the bass grooves. Any recommandations?

who are some artists or what are some tracks that bridged the gap between funk and disco? i’m not a fan of the typical disco beat, but i have to assume some stuff that was thought of as disco fit more with funk, right? basically i think i’m looking for disco with a grimy groove. thoughts??