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June 3, 2025 / Modified jul 10, 2025 3:34 p.m.

Preview Screening: We Want the Funk!

AZPM screened the syncopated story of funk music, from its roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk and beyond.

AZPM hosted a public preview and panel discussion of WE WANT THE FUNK! a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness.

We Want the Funk
Carina Mendoza

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