MATERIAL NONA HENDRYX Busting Out (1980)

The mutant history of 80 s FUNK Funk is hybrid. In the 60s it evolved from mambo, funky soul, psychedelic rock, free jazz, protest poetry. In the 70 s it permeated fusion jazz, afrobeat, chicano rock, film scores, TV themes, N awlins gumbo, german electronica, eurodisco, reggae dub, postpunk. Into the 80 s it mutated through many more , ,Groove Funk: A TASTE OF HONEY; INSTANT FUNK; BRIDES OF FUNKENSTEIN and PARLET; JUNIE MORRISON; RICK JAMES and TEENA MARIE; MARY JANE GIRLS; SLAVE; ZAPP and ROGER; XAVIER; GAP BAND; KLYMAXX; , ,PostPunk Funk: GANG OF FOUR; 23 SKIDOO; A CERTAIN RATIO; MEDIUM MEDIUM; TALKING HEADS, BRIAN ENO DAVID BYRNE, The TOM TOM CLUB, and JERRY HARRISON; JAMES CHANCE The CONTORTIONS; DEFUNKT; KONK; MAXIMUM JOY; WAS (NOT WAS); GRACE JONES; LIQUID LIQUID; , ,HIP HOP: AFRIKA BAMBAATAA The SOULSONIC FORCE; GRANDMASTER FLASH The FURIOUS 5; POSITIVE FORCE; FUNKY 4 + 1; US GIRLS; , ,AVANT FUNK: RONALD SHANNON JACKSON;