“Two thousand miles I roam, just to make Madison my home.” —Clyde Stubblefield I never saw James Brown dance across the stage to Clyde Stubblefield’s funky beat, but I danced many times to that beat ...

The profound shift from soul and R&B into funk during the ’70s saw many bands take up the mantle of James Brown’s innovations of the late ’60s. In the early part of the decade, African-American bands ...

Multiple music arts grant-award winner Alexandra “Olenka" Gadzik emigrated from the Carpathian Mountains of Poland with her parents and sister in 1977. Growing up in multi-cultural New York City ...

Devotees of Sly and the Family Stone’s introspective funk landmark, “There’s a Riot Goin’ On,” rightly celebrate Sylvester “Sly” Stewart’s early experiments with a drum machine. Sublime achievements ...

Master Ghanaian Drummer and lead percussionist for Ginger Baker's Jazz Confusions for 13 years. Abass Dodoo and his band One-Drum Rhythms brings high Highlife Band, with an eclectic repertoire of jazz ...

As well as possessing one of the finest band names in contemporary music, Wildbirds And Peacedrums—Swedish husband and wife duo Andreas Werliin and Mariam Wallentin—has also produced some of the most ...