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Finding the Funk

  • 2013
  • 1h 18m
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Finding the Funk (2013)
Music DocumentaryDocumentaryHistoryMusic

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... Read allFinding 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 orig... Read allFinding 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 ... Read all

  • Director
    • Nelson George
  • Writer
    • Nelson George
  • Stars
    • Questlove
    • James Brown
    • Bootsy Collins
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    • Director
      • Nelson George
    • Writer
      • Nelson George
    • Stars
      • Questlove
      • James Brown
      • Bootsy Collins
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    Questlove
    Questlove
    • Self - Narrator
    • (as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson)
    James Brown
    James Brown
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bootsy Collins
    Bootsy Collins
    • Self
    Sly Stone
    Sly Stone
    • Self
    D'Angelo
    D'Angelo
    • Self
    Marcus Miller
    Marcus Miller
    • Self
    Michael Eric Dyson
    Michael Eric Dyson
    • Self
    Melissa Weber
    • Self
    • (as DJ Soul SIster)
    Derrick Moss
    • Self
    Lumar Leblanc
    • Self
    Mtume
    • Self
    Alan Leeds
    Alan Leeds
    • Self
    Nelson George
    Nelson George
    • Self
    George Clinton
    George Clinton
    • Self
    Mike D
    Mike D
    • Self
    Stuart Matthewman
    • Self
    Nile Rodgers
    Nile Rodgers
    • Self
    Arthur Baker
    Arthur Baker
    • Self
    • Director
      • Nelson George
    • Writer
      • Nelson George
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      Dance to the Music
      Written by Sly Stone (as Sylvester Stewart)

      Courtesy of Sony/ATV

      Music Publishing LLC DO THAT STUFF

      Written by George Clinton, Garry Shider and Bernie Worrell

      Courtesy of Bridgeport Music Inc.

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    • Release date
      • March 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Finding the Funk Productions
      • Urban Romances
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      • Color

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