Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

Season 1 Episode 5: Ain't It Funky Now: James Brown

Funk was a brand new Soul bag. It was the soundtrack to riots and revolution, the heady Black Power era in the second half of the 60s and early 70s. Its tough urban rhythms brilliantly evoked a time of Black cultural pride and political upheaval. Ain't It Funky traces Funk's roots from the raw blueprint of James Brown's Papa's Got A Brand New Bag to the cartoon, psychedelic Funk of George Clinton and his Parliament/Funkadelic thang of the mid-70s. Interviewees include: James Brown, George Clinton, Otis Williams, Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley and David Ritz.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

6

Actor:

Colin Salmon, James Brown, Bootsy Collins

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

2005

IMDb:

8.0