The word funk initially referred (and still refers) to a strong odor. It is originally derived from Latin "fumigare" (which means "to smoke") via Old French"fungiere" and, in this sense, it was first documented in English in 1620. In 1784

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Rhythm and tempo
Like soul, funk is based on dance music, so it has a strong "rhythmic role". The sound of funk is as much based

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The distinctive characteristics of African-American musical expression are rooted in sub-Saharan African music traditions, and find their earliest expression in spirituals, work chants/songs, praise shouts, gospel, blues, and "body rhythms" (hambone, patting juba,

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From the early 1970s onwards, funk has developed various subgenres. While George Clinton and the Parliament were making a harder variation of funk, bands such as Kool and the Gang, Ohio Players and Earth, Wind and Firewere making disco-influenced funk

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Women and funk
Despite funk's popularity in modern music, few people have examined the work of funk women.

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• Chanking

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• Danielsen, Anne (2006). Presence and pleasure: The funk grooves of James Brown and Parliament. Wesleyan University Press.
• Vincent, Rickey (1996). Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One

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