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Nu-funk

Nu-funk is a genre. Nu-funk grew out of Latin funk. Its influence carried into Funk, acid jazz, Hip hop, Neo soul and Broken Beat, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 7 connections around Nu-funk. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Nu-funk came from and where it led.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Nu-funkLatin funkFunkacid jazzHip hopNeo soulBroken Beatelectronic dance music

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Nu-funk connections

Nu-funk grew out of Latin funk, went on to shape Funk, acid jazz, Hip hop and Neo soul. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

What influenced Nu-funk

Roots1

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What Nu-funk shaped

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