"Funk is an American music genre that originated in the late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music." -Wikipedia
Image taken from last.fm
Famous bands performing Funk music: Jamiroquai, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Prince, Gnarls Barkley , Parliament -to name a few..
I came across this band called The Bamboos and had fun listening to their track On the Sly. The video below is not bad either, I always had a thing for men in suits, James Bond-type-movies and all that jazz. ;)
The Bamboos - On The Sly from Tru Thoughts on Vimeo.