Finding the Funk
2014•1h 18m•7.2•Released
DocumentaryMusic
Finding the Funk is a road trip in search of the past, present and future of Funk music. Starting with Funk's roots in Jazz and the James Brown bands of the '60s we travel to the Bay Area to celebrate Sly & the Family Stone, then to Dayton the birthplace of so many of Funk's originators, then onto Detroit where from the ashes of Motown, P-Funk's Mothership arose, and then to LA where a new crop of musicians are creating their own Funk history. On our journey into Funk, we talk to legends Sly Stone, Bootsy Collins, George Clinton, Nona Hendryx, Maceo Parker, Bernie Worrell, and Steve Arrington and their descendants Mike D, D'Angelo, Sheila E, Shock G and Sade's Stuart Matthewman. Narrated by Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson of the Roots.
Director
Nelson George
Languages
English
Cast
Questlove
Self
James Brown
Self
George Clinton
Self
Bootsy Collins
Self
Sly Stone
Himself
Nile Rodgers
Self
D'Angelo
Self
Bernie Worrell
Self
Michael Diamond
Himself
Sheila E.
Herself
Arthur Baker
Himself
James Mtume
Himself
Shock G
Himself
Vernon Reid
Himself
Steve Arrington
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