List of funk musicians

This is a list of funk music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the funk genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one who has been on a major label). Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.

A

B

C

D

E

Earth, Wind & Fire^[10]^[11]^[24]^[50]^[84]^[85]
ESG^[86]

F

G

H

I

J

K

Karma^[137]
Kay Gees^[138]
KC and the Sunshine Band^[139]^[140]
Eddie Kendricks^[141]
Chaka Khan^[142]
Kleeer^[143]
Klymaxx^[144]
Kool & the Gang^[10]^[24]^[30]^[33]^[35]^[50]^[100]^[145]
Fela Kuti^[72]^[146]

L

M

N

O

Ohio Players^[10]^[11]^[30]^[50]^[178]^[179]^[180]^[181]
Olympic Runners^[182]
Orgone^[183]
Osaka Monaurail^[184]^[185]
Ozomatli^[186]

P

R

S

T

V

Vulfpeck^[234]

W

Z

Zapp^[10]^[30]^[243]

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