We Want The Funk
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Tue, Apr 8 9:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)  

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, it also explores funk's influences on both new wave and hip-hop.

Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes and 0 seconds

Episode Number: 2615

All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Tue, Apr 8 9:00 P.M. We Want The Funk     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 9 1:30 A.M. We Want The Funk     NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Apr 9 7:30 P.M. We Want The Funk     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Apr 10 12:30 A.M. We Want The Funk     NH World (11.3)
Thu, Apr 10 3:00 A.M. We Want The Funk     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Apr 10 8:30 A.M. We Want The Funk     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Apr 12 12:00 P.M. We Want The Funk     NH World (11.3)
Sat, Apr 12 8:00 P.M. We Want The Funk     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Apr 13 12:30 A.M. We Want The Funk     NH Explore (11.2)
Mon, Apr 14 2:00 P.M. We Want The Funk     NH Explore (11.2)

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