UK funky
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| UK Funky | |
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| Stylistic origins | House Music African music UK garage Latin music Contemporary R&B Soca music |
| Cultural origins | late-2000s, London, England |
| Typical instruments | Sequencer - Turntables - Samplers - Drum machine - Personal computer |
UK Funky (sometimes known as Funky[1]) is a genre of electronic dance music from the United Kingdom that is heavily influenced by UK Garage, electro house, broken beat, soca music, and afrobeat.[1] Typically, UK Funky blends beats, bass loops and synths with African and latin percussion and contemporary R&B-style vocals at around 135 beats per minute.
Emerging in the late-2000s, UK Funky has been described by The Guardian as "probably the most exciting development in UK music since garage became grime".[1]
History
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US house producers such as Masters At Work, Karizma, Kerri Chandler and Dennis Ferrer could be said to have a strong influence over the development of UK Funky. Karizma's song "Twyst It" and Dennis Ferrer's remix of Fish Go Deep's "The Cure and the Curse" were important records in the development of the genre and Dennis Ferrer's "Hey Hey" was a massive hit in the scene.
Big hits from the scene include the Crazy Cousins songs "Do You Mind", "Bongo Jam" and " The Funky Anthem", Fuzzy Logic Featuring Egypt "In The Morning". Popular songs have also produced dance crazes, such as "Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes" and "The Migraine Skank".
List of artists and producers
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- Addictive
- A.D
- A.L
- Attacca Pesante
- Apple
- Crazy Cousinz
- Calista
- Champion
- Coldsteps
- Code Red
- Cooly G
- Donae'o
- Double Impact
- Diamond
- Dr Maxwell
- Digital Dubstar
- Felix
- Fingaprint
- Footloose
- Foot Steps
- Funkystepz
- Funky Dee
- Geeneus
- Gracious "Nappa Man" K
- Hard House Banton
- Ill Blu
- Jezta
- Fuzzy Logic
- Kimona
- Kush
- Kyla
- Lil Silva
- Limey
- MA1
- Marc Ryder
- Marcus Nasty
- Maxwell D
- MC Q
- MC Snye-B
- Miss Fire
- N.B. Funky
- Naughty
- Pioneer & Spidey G
- Perempay & Dee
- Princess Nyah
- RB
- Roska
- Supa D
- Secret Service
- Tadow
- The K.I.G Family
- Tribal Man "Magz"
- Wookie
- Zest
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c McDonnell, John (2008-08-18), "Broken beat meets tribal house? Now that's what I call... funky?", The Guardian, guardian.co.uk, retrieved 2009-12-24
- Bibliography
- Clark, Martin. 'The Month In: Grime / Dubstep', Pitchfork, August, 2006.
- Clark, Martin. 'Wot Do U Call It: Funky?', Blackdown, December, 2007.
- Prancehall 'What happened to grime? It turned into funky house', NME, February, 2008.
- McDonnell, John 'Can grime call house a home?', Guardian, February, 2008.
- Finney, Tim 'Peering Through The Front Door Of Funky House', Idolator, May, 2008.
- Wilson, Makeda 'The rise of Funky' Beatportal/D101 Magazine, July 2008.
- McDonnell, John 'Broken beat meets tribal house? Now that's what I call... funky?', Guardian, August, 2008.
- Clark, Martin. 'Spyro v Marcus NASTY v Mak 10 v Maximum = wot do you call it?', Blackdown, September, 2008.
- Wilson, Makeda - 'Nah That's Funky, It's leaking.... It Stinks!!' - D101 Magazine, October 2008. Article Available on request from D101MAGAZINE
- Wilson, Makeda - 'Keep It Funky!!' - D101 Magazine, February 2009. Article Available on request from D101MAGAZINE
External links
- UKFunkyHouse.com - Guide to Funky House Music.
- FunkyHouseVideos.co.uk - Videos of uk funky, electro and soulful house music.
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