{{Short description|Genre of electronic dance music from the UK}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2010}} {{Infobox Music genre | name = UK funky | stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Garage house|Soulful house]]|[[afro house]]|[[funky house]]|[[Soca music|soca]]|[[tribal house]]|[[UK garage]]|[[broken beat]]|[[electro house]]|[[Grime (music genre)|grime]]}} | cultural_origins = Mid-2000s, London, England | instruments = {{hlist|[[Music sequencer|Sequencer]]|[[Turntablism|turntables]]|[[Sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]]s|[[drum machine]]|[[personal computer]]}} | derivatives = | subgenrelist = | subgenres = [[Funkstep]] | fusiongenres = [[UK bass]] | regional_scenes = | local_scenes = | other_topics = }}
'''UK funky''' (sometimes known as '''UKF''' or '''funky'''<ref name=Now/>) is a genre of [[electronic dance music]] which originated in [[England]] that is heavily influenced by [[Soca music|soca]], [[soulful house]], [[tribal house]], [[funky house]], [[UK garage]], [[broken beat]] and [[grime (music genre)|grime]].<ref name=Now>{{citation|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/aug/18/brokenbeatmeetstribalhousenowthatswhaticallfunky|publisher=guardian.co.uk|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2008-08-18|access-date=2009-12-24|title=Broken beat meets tribal house? Now that's what I call... funky?|first=John|last=McDonnell|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424092849/http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/aug/18/brokenbeatmeetstribalhousenowthatswhaticallfunky|archive-date=2014-04-24|url-status=live}}</ref> Typically, UK funky blends beats, bass loops and synths with African and [[Latin percussion]] in the [[dembow]] rhythm with [[contemporary R&B]]-style vocals.
==Characteristics== UK funky uses tempos of around 130bpm. Drum patterns vary between tracks, using either "[[Four on the floor (music)|4 to the floor]]" or a syncopated style. The drum patterns commonly also include percussion playing African inspired rhythms. Instrumentation varies widely, but [[drum machine]]s and [[synthesizer]]s are common. There are similarities to [[UK garage|garage]] in rhythmic, musical and vocal styles. UK funky is highly influenced by the [[tribal house|tribal]], [[soulful house|soulful]] and [[bassline house|bassline]] house subgenres. Similar genres include [[afro house]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kidman |first=Jerome |author-link=Mixmag |date=28 February 2023 |title=Crossover and collectivity : Why London's house underground is evolving |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/london-afro-house-underground-movement-evolving-south-africa-amapiano-afro-tech-funky-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302232745/https://mixmag.net/feature/london-afro-house-underground-movement-evolving-south-africa-amapiano-afro-tech-funky-interview |archive-date=2 March 2023 |access-date=31 December 2023 |website=Mixmag}}</ref> [[broken beat]], [[electro (music)|electro]] and garage.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
==History== US house producers such as [[Masters At Work]], [[Karizma (musician)|Karizma]] (with "Twyst This"), [[Quentin Harris]] and [[Dennis Ferrer]] (with a remix of [[Fish Go Deep]]'s "The Cure and the Cause"; and with "Hey Hey") have had an influence on UK funky.
Hits from this genre include the Crazy Cousinz songs "[[Do You Mind (Kyla song)|Do You Mind?]]", "Bongo Jam" and "The Funky Anthem", and Fuzzy Logik featuring Egypt's "In The Morning". Popular songs have also produced dance crazes, such as "Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes", "The Tribal Man Skank" and "The Migraine Skank".{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} Other notable artists include Apple, Marcus Nasty, Tribal Magz, Donae'o, KIG, Roska, Champion, [[Ill Blu|iLL BLU]], Lil' Silva and Funkystepz.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} DJs and MCs that have played a role in UK funky include DJ Pioneer, Supa D, MA1, Cameo, NG, MC Kaos Spidey G, Coldstepz, and Dogtaniaun & Versatile.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
Funky Dee's "Are You Gonna Bang Doe?", recorded in 2009, achieved mainstream success and was signed to [[Universal Music Group]]. It was interpolated by [[Ed Sheeran]] in his viral 2010 freestyle alongside [[Example (musician)|Example]], the "Nando's Skank",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DussnqvJy1g|title=Example Tour Vid 8: "Example & Ed Sheeran perform the Nando's Skank"|work=[[YouTube]]|date=2010-05-10|access-date=2019-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222020355/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DussnqvJy1g|archive-date=2017-12-22|url-status=live}}</ref> and was later interpolated by [[Sun Bingo]] for their 2018 "Are You Gonna Bingo?" advertising campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2018/02/23/ad-the-day-sun-bingo-takes-are-you-gonna-bang-doe-surreal-musical-skit|title=Ad of the Day: Sun Bingo takes on 'Are You Gonna Bang Doe' in surreal musical skit|work=The Drum|author=Deighton, Katie|date=2018-02-23|access-date=2019-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720161354/https://www.thedrum.com/news/2018/02/23/ad-the-day-sun-bingo-takes-are-you-gonna-bang-doe-surreal-musical-skit|archive-date=2019-07-20|url-status=live}}</ref> The track was described by [[Tim Westwood]] as "the summer soundtrack" which "replaced [Boy Better Know's] "Too Many Man" in the clubs"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QGA4R_1Q3w |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/2QGA4R_1Q3w |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Funky Dee Are You Gonna Bang Doe - Westwood|work=[[YouTube]]|date=2010-12-17}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and by ''TRENCH Magazine'' as an "Ayia Napa anthem".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/features/exclusive-lord-of-the-mics-8-hype-sessions-funky-dee-and-mischief|title=EXCLUSIVE: Funky Dee And Mischief Square Off For A Heated Round Of 'Lord Of The Mics 8'|work=TRENCH Magazine|date=2019-06-09|access-date=2019-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720161351/https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/features/exclusive-lord-of-the-mics-8-hype-sessions-funky-dee-and-mischief|archive-date=2019-07-20|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics included ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'''s Sam Diss, who considered it to be one of several tracks "that practically confirmed [UK funky] would soon become the novelty soundtrack to every bad freshers week in the country, eventually leading to its demise",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/revisiting-uk-funky-essex-2000s-memories/|title=Blackberry Messenger, Sticky Nightclubs, and Gucci Loafers: Remembering Funky House|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|author=Diss, Sam|date=2016-04-19|access-date=2019-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720161348/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/rmeqpp/revisiting-uk-funky-essex-2000s-memories|archive-date=2019-07-20|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Marcus Nasty]], who claimed it contributed to the genre becoming "kiddies' music".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seVFVEyJGZw|title=Marcus Nasty talks music beef, rumours and the original Chicken Connoisseur|work=[[YouTube]]|date=2019-06-20|access-date=2019-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626134713/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seVFVEyJGZw|archive-date=2019-06-26|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References== ;Notes <references/>
;Bibliography *Clark, Martin. [https://pitchfork.com/features/grime-dubstep/6409-the-month-in-grime-dubstep 'The Month In: Grime / Dubstep'], Pitchfork, August, 2006. *Clark, Martin. [https://blackdownsoundboy.blogspot.com/2007/12/wot-do-u-call-it-funky.html 'Wot Do U Call It: Funky?'], Blackdown, December, 2007. *Prancehall 'What happened to grime? It turned into funky house', NME, February, 2008. *McDonnell, John [https://web.archive.org/web/20080228090930/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/02/grime_house_home.html 'Can grime call house a home?'], Guardian, February, 2008. *Finney, Tim [https://archive.today/20130125205654/http://idolator.com/391655/peering-through-the-front-door-of-funky-house 'Peering Through The Front Door Of Funky House'], Idolator, May, 2008. *Wilson, Makeda [http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/sub-genre-on-the-rise-urban-funky-house 'The rise of Funky'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523201605/http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/sub-genre-on-the-rise-urban-funky-house/ |date=2012-05-23 }} Beatportal/D101 Magazine, July 2008. *McDonnell, John [https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/aug/18/brokenbeatmeetstribalhousenowthatswhaticallfunky 'Broken beat meets tribal house? Now that's what I call... funky?'], Guardian, August, 2008. *Clark, Martin. [https://blackdownsoundboy.blogspot.com/2008/09/spyro-v-marcus-nasty-v-mak-10-v-maximum.html 'Spyro v Marcus NASTY v Mak 10 v Maximum = wot do you call it?'], Blackdown, September, 2008. * Wilson, Makeda - 'Nah That's Funky, It's leaking.... It Stinks!!' - D101 Magazine, October 2008. Article Available on request from D101MAGAZINE * Wilson, Makeda - 'Keep It Funky!!' - D101 Magazine, February 2009. Article Available on request from D101MAGAZINE
==External links== * [http://bassmusic.me/ bassmusic.me] is an online magazine shedding light on various forms of bass driven music such as: Dubstep, UK Funky, Garage, Drum & Bass, House, Juke, Techno and more.
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