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Kreyòl-Funk

Kreyòl-Funk or K-Funk (also known as Haitian Funk) is a music style in which Haitian artists combine FolKompa rjythms with Kompa and Beat which infuses KompAvant-garde music (often HDEMl) with elements of Rara and Vodou drummings..

The concept usually includes using Electromechanic musical instruments and Electronic Music Technology or Electronic Musical Instruments , as well as distribution via digital audio formats over the Internet.
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Typical instruments
Modern synthesizer, Drum machine, Sound effect, MIDI, EWI (Electronic Wind Instruments), Backing track , Bass guitar, Electric guitar, Drums, Congas, Saxophone, Bamboo, Vaksin, Flute, Trumpet, Whistle, Tombone, Clarinet, Keyboard/Keyrtar Chanted vocals, and singable mélodies.

The tracks are predominantly instrumental, though there are exceptions

The music very danceable, The defining characteristics of the subgenre are thesound of Bass which sometime imitate the cilindrical bamboos and the Vaksin (Kone), and the drums These drums resemble congas, but with much more slender tapered bottoms.

A notable label of this kind of Kreyòl Funk is Negre Marron Records which was foundef in New York City ) 2018) by René Guemps.
yo Jerry,
I juste dowloaded Nègre's Marrons Records newest Kreyòl-Funk LP on ITunes i goota say all 7 of the tracks sound really good.
by Negre Marron Records October 15, 2018
mugGet the Kreyòl-Funkmug.

Bean Funk

Having the disposition of being funky but in a legume way; looking like they smell like rancid beans
by Anon.y.nona June 13, 2024
mugGet the Bean Funkmug.

funk zone

Guy1: Aaqil and I finna go to the funk zone tonight
Guy2: Bruhhhhh
by childeater123 August 13, 2019
mugGet the funk zonemug.

funk head

An awkward social situation where an individual touches or smears something that smells funky on the head or face of someone else, thus giving them funkhead. Often, others can then smell the "funk" on said individual.
What's that funky smell, did someone give Mark funk head again?
by Tonycanuck99 July 3, 2007
mugGet the funk headmug.

funk in the dumpster

What you have when you are ready for a bowel movement. Often signaled by smelly farts or pungent flatulence.
Something smells. You feeling ok?

Yeah, I got funk in the dumpster.
by m&r2015 January 21, 2016
mugGet the funk in the dumpstermug.

Funk

When a part of your body is in a small amount of pain when you either sleep in a wrong position, or when you pull a muscle.
Andrew: Aww, man. I slept wrong, I've got this evil funk in my arm.

Matt: Just fall on it or soemthing... Pop it back into place.
by Matt Lance March 31, 2008
mugGet the Funkmug.

help me funk

To help a person get incredibly horny to the point that they explode into a ball of lumpy chodes. This is usually done with a banana.
by lord_fabulous March 1, 2016
mugGet the help me funkmug.

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