{"id":209338,"date":"2025-04-25T11:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T09:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=209338"},"modified":"2025-04-24T23:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T21:35:00","slug":"a-history-of-funk-music-and-black-liberation-of-the-1970s-full-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/a-history-of-funk-music-and-black-liberation-of-the-1970s-full-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"A History of Funk Music and Black Liberation of the 1970s &#8211; Full Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QrgV35cBHVs?si=luHNt_jJguNptjfr\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;WE WANT THE FUNK!,\u201d is a new movie created for PBS&#8217; documentary series, &#8220;Independent Lens.&#8221; It is a voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from gospel, soul, highlife, and early jazz roots, to its rise and impact on new wave and Hip-Hop, as funk music has been transcendent for creators and listeners alike. 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