music Nigeria, BLO and the origins of Afro-Psychodelic Funk A.E. Gómez

music The delicious sounds of Roy Ayers Devin Nealy

music Check out this Prince interview with Scary Spice from the 90s Devin Nealy

music Funk maestro Ronnie Wilson, co-founder of The Gap Band, RIP David Pescovitz

soul Prepare for some funky spring dancing with these 10 Earth, Wind & Fire bass lines Gareth Branwyn

funk Five super-funky Bootsy Collins bass lines Gareth Branwyn

rock and roll Let's celebrate Sly Stone (and other music greats) while they're alive Gareth Branwyn

funk This deep funk Hanukkah song is a holiday classic in the making Janelle Hessig

disco Nile Rodgers & Chic, with Rebecca Ferguson, performing "Good Times" Gareth Branwyn

music Kool & The Gang co-founder Ronald "Khalis" Bell, RIP David Pescovitz

music Watch Aretha Franklin bring the gospel funk to The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" David Pescovitz

music Watch this far-out Bootsy Collins cartoon pilot from 1996 David Pescovitz

music Herbie Hancock's killer original music for the Fat Albert TV special (1969) David Pescovitz

funk Groove to Chaka Khan's new single "Like Sugar" Rusty Blazenhoff

music A funk cover of "Sweet Child O' Mine" Rusty Blazenhoff

music Do the "Funky Robot" (1973) David Pescovitz

music Keith Wilder, singer of Heatwave, RIP David Pescovitz

jazz How to play a Hammond organ Jason Weisberger

music Turn your funk up to 7, with the Chi-Lites Jason Weisberger

music Funklet: drum sequences from classic tracks Rob Beschizza