Trailer | WE WANT THE FUNK!

The dynamic story of funk music, from early roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk to influences. More

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.

AIR DATE 4/29/25