FREE SCREENING: WE WANT THE FUNK!

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.

Hosted by Sydney Alison, the free screening of WE WANT THE FUNK! will feature two special guests: Director Stanley Nelson ("Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre") and a favorite Tulsa musician, Charlie Redd.