What isfunky?

On the uk garage line between dubstep and future garage. Grew out of funky house (house line), soulful house (house line), afro house (house line), soca (caribbean and latin american line), tribal house (house line), broken beat (breakbeat line) and electro house (house line). Change here for funk (r&b).

EMERGED 2005

FUNKY

London club music of the mid-2000s that mixes UK garage rhythms with soulful, afro and tribal house, soca and R&B-style vocals, around 130 BPM.[1] Roska, a Rinse FM resident, started his Roska Kicks & Snares label in 2007.[2]

FIVE TO START WITH

1Are You Gonna Bang Doe?Funky DeeUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP / 2009

SOURCES

1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_funky (derived, year, seed)
2. beatportal.com/features/roska-is-a-uk-dance-music-hall-of-famer-and-a-testament-to-consistency/ (blurb)

Dates informed by Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music.

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