Apr 15, 2025, 12 – 1:30 p.m., UMA Fine Arts Building, Room 124 & Online
Join UMA Libraries and UMA’s Music Department for a free film screening of the PBS Independent Lens documentary, “WE WANT THE FUNK!” The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Anita Jerosch, Associate Professor of Music, Dr. Lindsey Wiehl, Assistant Professor of Music, and Duane Edwards, Instructor of Music.
“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. Featuring James Brown’s dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton’s Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat, the story also traces funk’s influences on both new wave and hip-hop.
Registration is required for those joining us online by Apr 15.
For more information, please contact Cory Budden at cory.budden@maine.edu.