We Want the Funk

BBC Two Wales

9:10 PM to 10:30 PM

Saturday 23 August

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A voyage through funk's history, from its African and jazz roots to James Brown's early work and the rise of Parliament-Funkadelic that reflected a post-civil rights sensibility. The film explores the relationship between funk's explosion and the political and racial dynamics of 1970s inner-city America and examines how its infectious grooves became a force of cultural resistance and self-determination. With contributions from George Clinton, Fred Wesley, Robert 'Kool' Bell, Nona Hendryx, David Byrne, Prince Paul, Questlove and Thomas DeFrantz, as well as archive interviews with James Brown, Elton John, David Bowie and more