We Want the Funk!
9.3
3 Reviews
2025
1h 30min
Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.
Storyline
Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.
Released
April 2025
Runtime
1h 30min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Firelight Films, ITVS, PBS
Cast
Nona Hendryx
Self
Questlove
Self
George Clinton
Self
Fred Wesley
Self
Marcus Miller
Self
David Byrne
Self
Todd Boyd
Self
Rickey Vincent
Self
Ytasha L. Womack
Self
Miles Marshall Lewis
Self
Donna Murch
Self
De Angela L. Duff
Self
Donnie Simpson
Self
Jamon Jordan
Self
Uchenna Ikonne
Self
Fredara Hadley
Self
Stephen Newby
Self
Kirk Franklin
Self
Prince Paul
Self
Carlos Alomar
Self
Julie Malnig
Self
Scot Brown
Self
Kymberlee Thornton
Self
Michael Veal
Self
Adrienne Jones
Self
Leo Nocentelli
Self
Freddie Washington
Self
Thomas F. DeFrantz
Self
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