FILMUSIC: WE WANT THE FUNK
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Followed by a Q&A with director Stanley Nelson in person!
Preceded by an Opening Reception starting at 6:30pm featuring live music from RED NIGHT DELIGHT.
WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown’s dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton’s Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat, the story also traces funk’s influences on both new wave and hip-hop.
““We Want the Funk!” is as celebratory as the music it captures.” – RogerEbert.com
Preceded by an Opening Reception starting at 6:30pm featuring live music from RED NIGHT DELIGHT.
WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown’s dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton’s Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat, the story also traces funk’s influences on both new wave and hip-hop.
““We Want the Funk!” is as celebratory as the music it captures.” – RogerEbert.com
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Where is it happening?
79 Beach Rd, Vineyard Haven, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02568
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Host or PublisherMartha's Vineyard Film Society
