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We Want the Funk!

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We Want the Funk!

2025· 1h 30m

DocumentaryMusic

Directed by Stanley Nelson, Nicole London

6.1/ 10

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Where to watch

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Overview

Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.

Cast

Nona Hendryx

Nona Hendryx

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Questlove

Questlove

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George Clinton

George Clinton

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Fred Wesley

Fred Wesley

Self

Marcus Miller

Marcus Miller

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David Byrne

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