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Funk music has Afro-American roots and appeared in the middle of the 60\'s. It is a mix between Soul and Jazz which main features are syncopated music pieces and rhythms. In Soul music, the lyrics were the most important part, whereas Funk is something collective built around a Groove.

The word Funk comes from the slang American word funky which means stinky. The pope of Funk is James Brown who made famous this kind of music thanks to the song Sex machine. Then, bands like Chic who composed Freak or Kool and the gang, and Earth Wind and Fire expanded this music all over the world.

In the 80\'s, the evolution of the Funk, called at this period Urban music is characterised by a smoother sound and the instruments become digital Bands like Earth Wind and Fire, and Kool and the gang prefer this kind of sound. During the 90\'s Funk is a kind of music that gives birth to many other styles of music such as hip-hop and R\'N\'B inspired by the records of the years 70-75.

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