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| UK funky | |
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| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Mid-2000s, London, England |
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| Funkstep | |
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| UK bass | |
UK funky (sometimes known asUKF orfunky[1]) is a genre ofelectronic dance music which originated inEngland that is heavily influenced bysoca,soulful house,tribal house,funky house,UK garage,broken beat andgrime.[1] Typically, UK funky blends beats, bass loops and synths with African andLatin percussion in thedembow rhythm withcontemporary R&B-style vocals.
UK funky uses tempos of around 130bpm. Drum patterns vary between tracks, using either "4 to the floor" or a syncopated style. The drum patterns commonly also include percussion playing African inspired rhythms. Instrumentation varies widely, butdrum machines andsynthesizers are common. There are similarities togarage in rhythmic, musical and vocal styles. UK funky is highly influenced by thetribal,soulful andbassline house subgenres. Similar genres includeafro house,[2]broken beat,electro and garage.[citation needed]
US house producers such asMasters At Work,Karizma (with "Twyst This"),Quentin Harris andDennis Ferrer (with a remix ofFish 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?", "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] Other notable artists include Apple, Marcus Nasty, Tribal Magz, Donae'o, KIG, Roska, Champion,iLL BLU, Lil' Silva and Funkystepz.[citation needed] 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]
Funky Dee's "Are You Gonna Bang Doe?", recorded in 2009, achieved mainstream success and was signed toUniversal Music Group. It was interpolated byEd Sheeran in his viral 2010 freestyle alongsideExample, the "Nando's Skank",[3] and was later interpolated bySun Bingo for their 2018 "Are You Gonna Bingo?" advertising campaign.[4] The track was described byTim Westwood as "the summer soundtrack" which "replaced [Boy Better Know's] "Too Many Man" in the clubs"[5] and byTRENCH Magazine as an "Ayia Napa anthem".[6] Critics includedVice'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",[7] andMarcus Nasty, who claimed it contributed to the genre becoming "kiddies' music".[8]