Listen and Learn: We Want the Funk!

Join us for a special Listen & Learn screening of the new PBS documentary We Want the Funk!, Stanley Nelson's journey through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.

WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown's dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti's Afrobeat, the story also traces funk's influences on both new wave and hip-hop.

Filmmakers: Stanley Nelson and Nicole London

This screening is made possible in partnership with PBS/Indie Lens Pop-Up. Join us before and after for a listening party from our curated funk music playlist as well as a discussion about the film!