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A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that ...

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After a pair of low-key, introspective albums, Ed Sheeran has returned to his roots with a shimmering new pop single, Azizam.

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Competitive indoor drumline, Spectre Percussion, makes a different kind of noise on its way back to the world championship.

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