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I can watch anything from 1970s West Coast rock to 1990s electro-funk - I don't care.
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Meaning of "electro-funk" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTRO-FUNK

electro-funk  [ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌfʌŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELECTRO-FUNK

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preposition
conjunction
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Electro-Funk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ELECTRO-FUNK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

electro-funk

Boogie (genre)

Boogie is a rhythm and blues genre of electronic dance music with close ties to the post-disco style, that first emerged in the United States during the late 1970s to mid-1980s. The sound of boogie defined by bridging acoustic and electronic musical instruments with emphasis on vocals and miscellaneous effects later evolved into electro and house music.

Definition of electro-funk in the English dictionary

The definition of electro-funk in the dictionary is a type of electronic music, originating in the 1980s, characterized by the use of synthesizers with a heavy rhythm and punctuated bass, often influenced by the genres of funk and hip-hop.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELECTRO-FUNK


bunk
bʌŋk
chipmunk
ˈtʃɪpˌmʌŋk
chunk
tʃʌŋk
cyberpunk
ˈsaɪbəˌpʌŋk
dandyfunk
ˈdændɪˌfʌŋk
drunk
drʌŋk
dunderfunk
ˈdʌndəˌfʌŋk
dunk
dʌŋk
funk
fʌŋk
hunk
hʌŋk
junk
dʒʌŋk
monk
mʌŋk
podunk
ˈpəʊdʌŋk
punk
pʌŋk
shrunk
ʃrʌŋk
skunk
skʌŋk
slam-dunk
ˌslæmˈdʌŋk
spunk
spʌŋk
sunk
sʌŋk
trunk
trʌŋk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELECTRO-FUNK

electro
electro-optical effect
electro-osmosis
electro-shock baton
electroacoustic
electroacoustics
electroactive
electroactivity
electroanalysis
electroanalytic
electroanalytical
electrobiology
electrocardiogram
electrocardiograph
electrocardiographic
electrocardiographically
electrocardiography
electrocautery
electrocement
electrochemic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELECTRO-FUNK

blue funk
blunk
clunk
countersunk
crunk
debunk
flunk
half-drunk
kerplunk
lunk
plunk
postpunk
preshrunk
punch-drunk
slam dunk
slunk
space junk
stunk
thunk
tree trunk

Synonyms and antonyms of electro-funk in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «electro-funk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELECTRO-FUNK

Find out the translation of electro-funk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of electro-funk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «electro-funk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

的电-放克
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

electro -funk
570 millions of speakers

English

electro-funk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विद्युत दुर्गंध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكهربائية الفانك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

электро - фанк
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

electro -funk
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাড়িত এড়ানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

électro-funk
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Elektro-funk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Elektro-Funk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エレクトロ·ファンク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전기 펑크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Electro-funk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

electro-funk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மின் பங்க்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इलेक्ट्रो-फंक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elektro-funk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

electro - funk
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

electro -funk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

електро - фанк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

electro -funk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

electro - funk
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

elektro- funk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

elektro- funk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

elektro- funk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of electro-funk

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about electro-funk

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QUOTES WITH «ELECTRO-FUNK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word electro-funk.
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Stephen Mangan
I can watch anything from 1970s West Coast rock to 1990s electro-funk - I don't care.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELECTRO-FUNK»

Discover the use of electro-funk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to electro-funk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kraftwerk: Music Non-Stop
However, it is important to note that the electro-funk sound had important contributions from several other artists, and that 'Planet Rock', no matter how innovative it clearly was, did not stand in musical isolation in the period. Early champion of ...
Sean Albiez, David Pattie, 2010
2
Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture
electro-funk sound, alongside acts like D-Train, Vicky D, Rocker's Revenge, Frances Joli, and Sharon Redd, labels like West End and Prelude, and producers such as Arthur Baker, Francois Kevorkian, and John "Jellybean" Benitez. Another  ...
Simon Reynolds, 2013
3
Scars of the Soul are why Kids Wear Bandages when They Don't ...
And that was the start of electro-funk. Right after that record, how many other dance and rap records sound similar to it? 'Jam on It' [by Newcleus], it's a host of them. It's that electro-funk stage, that sound. It went on down further south and went ...
Miles Marshall Lewis, 2004
4
Sonic Alchemy: Visionary Music Producers and Their Maverick ...
expanded the electro-funk palette. Unlike its predecessor, the song was denser, swaddled in sequenced synthesizers, with aggressive kinetic drum machine programming, resulting in an overall richer sound. Highly notable was Bambaataa's ...
David N. Howard, 2004
5
Funk
... Man: War/Goin' Down Slow: Jimmy Witherspoon FUNK CLASSICS (MCA Special Products) Very far-reaching three CD box compilation that, while heavy on the classic period, also peeps into the future with nods toward electro-funk, hip -hop ...
Dave Thompson, 2001
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Dance Music:
This new style of hip hop came to be called Electro Funk. A group of young singers named Planet Patrol recorded a sung version of Planet Rock, Play at your own risk, also produced by Baker and Robie. Electro Funk was to rule hip hop for the ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
7
American Music:
Afrika Bambaataa influenced by Kraftwerk created "Electro Funk", a minimalist machine-driven style of funk with his single "Planet Rock" in 1982. Also known simply as Electro, this style of funk was driven by synthesizers and the electronic  ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
8
Media, Masculinities, and the Machine: F1, Transformers, and ...
(Reynolds 1998, 9) A genealogical line of electro-funk has become a key sound of that ghost town, less specifically Detroit in the end and more a generalized site of postindustrial, dystopian, urban malaise of which Detroit was but one instance  ...
Dan Fleming, Damion Sturm, 2011
9
That's the Joint!: The Hip-hop Studies Reader
Afrika Bambaataa If any single player in eighties music established himself as the instigator of electro-funk, it was the New York-bred Afrika Bambaataa. Taking his (legal) name from the sixties film Zulu, of the South African Zulu Nation tribe, ...
Murray Forman, Mark Anthony Neal, 2004
10
All Music Guide to Hip-hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap & ...
Electro Funk Breakdown followed in early 2001. —John Bush Looking for the Perfect Beat / Dec 1982 / Tommy Boy ***** Producer Arthur Baker proved the real star on this seminal 1982 mini-album, adding what were then state-of-the art studio ...
Vladimir Bogdanov, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELECTRO-FUNK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term electro-funk is used in the context of the following news items.
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To Dance & Disappear: Lauren Martin On Moscow's Outline Festival
... and Heatsick's oddball techno experimentations, to Egyptian Lover's classic West Coast electro-funk and Mathew Jonson's hardware workout ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»
2
5 Great Upcoming Colorado Festivals
To give a taste of just how many music fans this festival will reach, the 80+ band roster will include headlining sets from electro-funk group ... «303 Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Lovebox: London gets ready to feel the festival love...
And he was instrumental in breaking the new electronic, post-disco records coming out of New York, a sound he has dubbed 'Electro-Funk'. «The News Hub, Jul 15»
4
Minneapolis Institute of Arts' 100th year is a smash hit
For its Summer Party last month, electro-funk group Chromeo — typically a national headliner — played a DJ set. This year, the MIA balanced ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Out East for the Fourth
I haven't been out for the Fourth of July before, but I like it a lot,” said Patrick Gemayel, aka P-Thugg, of Canadian electro-funk duo Chromeo, ... «Style.com, Jul 15»
6
Harts review: Wild disco funk that comes with Prince's tick of approval
He barely took breath in a solid hour of ferociously sharp disco, alt-rock and electro-funk – just him looping guitar riffs, keyboard jams and ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
7
Aphex Twin's Richard D James announces first AFX release in over …
It received praise from all corners, with NME describing it as "a new clutch of hyper-intricate electro-funk jams so crammed with melody it feels ... «NME.com, Jul 15»
8
Ogre You Asshole "Someone's Dream" (moodman remix)
Japanese pop voyagers Ogre You Asshole's song "Someone's Dream" initially appeared on last year's Papercraft LP, but it got an electro-funk ... «Exclaim!, Jul 15»
9
Queen Ave.'s Fourth of July Kawaiian Barbecue/Anniversary Party
... the performers, interspersed with DJ sets from Queen Ave. co-founder Tyler “Meth Dad” Walker and electro-funk aficionado James Farmer. «Nashville Scene, Jul 15»
10
Gogol Bordello, Crossroads Summer Block Party and more …
Dallas electro-funk act Ishi kicks off the night. Doors at 8 p.m., $5. Details here. If you're starting your weekend in Lawrence, stop over at the ... «Pitch Weekly, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Electro-Funk [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/electro-funk>. Apr 2024 ».
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