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The 31 pages that link to Funk, each with the reason it gives.

• Rhythm and bluesCompared with: Funk developed from soul and rhythm and blues but places even greater weight on groove.

• DiscoCompared with: Disco shares funk’s rhythmic roots but usually emphasizes a steadier dance pulse.

• SyncopationBroader topic: Funk uses displaced accents and tight rhythmic interplay to create its characteristic groove.

• Soul musicRelated: James Brown and other soul musicians developed rhythmic approaches that became foundational to funk.

• AfrobeatRelated: Funk supplied a persistent groove that Afrobeat expanded into extended arrangements.

• Jazz fusionRelated: Funk grooves supply the repeating rhythmic foundation for many fusion performances.

• BreakbeatNarrower topic: Funk recordings supplied many of the drum breaks later sampled into breakbeats.

• Bass guitarRelated: Prominent, rhythmically intricate bass lines are central to many funk recordings.

• West Coast hip-hopNarrower topic: Funk recordings and rhythmic ideas supplied key ingredients for West Coast production.

• James BrownNarrower topic: Brown’s shift toward groove-centered arrangements helped define the genre.

• Contemporary R&BCompared with: Funk foregrounds instrumental groove, while contemporary R&B often places the lead vocal at the center.

• Smooth jazzRelated: Funk supplies rhythmic patterns that smooth jazz often renders more restrained and polished.

• Straight Outta ComptonRelated: Funk recordings and rhythmic ideas inform the album’s sample-based production.

• Bruno MarsNarrower topic: Funk supplies the rhythmic vocabulary behind much of Mars's dance-oriented music.

• Parliament-FunkadelicNarrower topic: Parliament-Funkadelic extended funk through psychedelic textures and theatrical arrangements.

• Post-discoNarrower topic: Funk’s bass-and-drum interplay supplied a major rhythmic foundation for post-disco.

• Songs in the Key of LifeRelated: Its rhythmic drive shapes tracks such as “I Wish” and “Another Star.”

• Hey Ya!Related: The song’s buoyant groove and bandlike performance draw on funk.

• Lenny KravitzRelated: Funk rhythms give many of his rock songs their physical drive.

• Lionel RichieRelated: The Commodores’ early sound used funk foundations before Richie’s ballad writing became prominent.

• MadchesterRelated: Funk supplied rhythmic accents audible in the scene’s danceable songs.

• Red Hot Chili PeppersNarrower topic: The band adapted funk’s groove-centered approach within a rock lineup.

• Rick JamesNarrower topic: James’s music drew on funk’s groove-centered foundations.

• Sly and the Family StoneNarrower topic: Funk supplied the band’s rhythmic foundation.

• SuperstitionNarrower topic: The song’s groove and instrumental interplay place it within funk.

• To Pimp a ButterflyRelated: Funk grooves underpin several tracks, including the album’s politically charged opening.

• Chaka KhanNarrower topic: Its interlocking rhythms and bass-driven grooves anchor much of Khan’s work with Rufus.

• Eric B. & RakimNarrower topic: Funk recordings supplied the rhythmic material behind much of Eric B.’s production.

• Manu DibangoRelated: Funk supplied a rhythmic vocabulary that Dibango fused with African musical forms.

• War (American band)Narrower topic: Its rhythmic emphasis anchors War’s blend of styles.

• War (Edwin Starr song)Related: The tight groove gives the protest lyric a propulsive, danceable force.