📣 While it premiered on Tuesday, April 8, the doc can be currently streamed from the PBS YouTube channel or the PBS website.

De Angela is thrilled to be featured as a scholar and cultural critic in We Want the Funk!, a brand-new documentary from Emmy® Award-winner Stanley Nelson (who is also the Director of the equally important, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool documentary) and Co-Director/Producer Nicole London.

We Want the Funk! explores the legacy and cultural impact of funk music through powerful first-hand accounts from legendary artists, including:

💥 George Clinton (Parliament-Funkadelic)

💥 Fred Wesley (The J.B.’s)

💥 Marcus Miller

💥 Nona Hendryx (of Labelle)

💥 David Byrne (of Talking Heads)

and SO many more!!!

It also features insights from contemporary scholars and cultural voices such as:

💥Questlove

💥Donnie Simpson

💥Rickey Vincent

De Angela appears alongside a dynamic group of esteemed colleagues from the Prince and music studies community, including:

💥Scot Brown

💥Miles Marshall Lewis

💥Jason King

💥Mark Anthony Neal

💥Fredara Hadley

💥Melissa A. Weber aka DJ Soul Sister

She is deeply honored to contribute to this celebration of funk’s enduring spirit and cultural significance.

If you love music history, Black culture, or just want to feel the funk, don’t miss this soul-stirring, head-nodding, must-watch experience because funk music is ALWAYS good for the soul! But, more than that, its rich history holds deep cultural truths and significance!💜