The sacred and the profane make such exquisite bedfellows. Gospel and funk, presumably, represent each one respectively, somewhere on the musical continuum. Gospel is evangelical, righteous, calling ...

Earlier this year England’s superb Soul Jazz label released the second volume in its Soul Gospel series. The disc has loads of gritty, hard-hitting testifying from artists who are both well-known ...

NOLA FUNK FEST: The Louisiana Music & Heritage Experience will present funk acts Oct. 18-20 at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Ave. in New Orleans. They include Leo Nocentelli, George ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. From a music theory perspective, jazz, gospel and funk are probably the most technically advanced ...

“Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal," a new collection from the offbeat Numero label, has a strange premise. It postulates a musical genre “that barely exists" -- what it calls “God on the good foot." ...

Second in Numero's gospel series is easily as good as the first and funky enough to grab any listener with a taste for rhythm, religious or not. Save this story Save this story I am not religious. Not ...

Sly Stone was more than a legendary musician. He made moments — moments of joy, rebellion, connection and radical love. With his band, Sly and the Family Stone, he created a sound big enough to hold ...