Finding the Funk
Finding the Funk

Finding the Funk

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2014
1h 18m
7.2(5 votes)
Documentary
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Overview

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.

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16 members
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Questlove

Self

Questlove
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James Brown

Self

James Brown
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George Clinton

Self

George Clinton
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Bootsy Collins

Self

Bootsy Collins
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Sly Stone

Himself

Sly Stone
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Nile Rodgers

Self

Nile Rodgers
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D'Angelo

Self

D'Angelo
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Bernie Worrell

Self

Bernie Worrell
Sound

Michael Diamond

Himself

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Sheila E.

Herself

Sheila E.
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Arthur Baker

Himself

Arthur Baker
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James Mtume

Himself

James Mtume
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Shock G

Himself

Shock G
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Vernon Reid

Himself

Vernon Reid
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Steve Arrington

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Nona Hendryx

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Nona Hendryx

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