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Funk artists from Los Angeles

The 22 most-read funk artists based in Los Angeles, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

Artists

22

Readers August

60,233

New entries

00
Data 2026-08-01·MusicBrainz + Wikimedia

22 artists are tagged funk in Los Angeles. The biggest move was Bardeux, up 2 places.

#ArtistReaders30d
01
Shalamardisco, funk
11,473
0
02
The Brothers Johnsonfunk, r&b
9,003
0
03
Cheryl Lynnsoul, contemporary r&b
6,641
0
04
Louis Johnsonfunk
6,282
0
05
Louis Coleavant-garde pop, funk
4,869
0
06
Robbie Nevilfunk, pop
3,990
+1
07
René & Angelafunk
3,583
+1
08
DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnightfunk
3,117
-2
09
Scary Pocketsfunk
1,989
0
10
Hotdisco, funk
1,727
0
11
Dynastydisco, funk
1,555
0
12
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Bandfunk, soul
1,383
0
13
Edwin Birdsongfunk
1,165
0
14
Orgonefunk, dance
850
0
15
D.J. Rogersdisco, dance
666
0
16
Bardeuxdowntempo, electronic
351
+2
17
Greyhoundsfunk
340
+2
18
Collagedisco, funk
323
-1
19
Nolan Porterfunk, soul
316
-3
20
Breakestrafunk
265
+1
21
Weapon of Choicefunk, p-funk
203
-1
22
Music Man Milesfunk
142
0

Adjacent scenes

Funk worldwideArtists from Los AngelesBands from Los AngelesRappers from Los AngelesUnited StatesPopRockAlternative rockHip hopHard rock

How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.