Genre in a city
The 17 most-read funk artists based in New Orleans, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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17 artists are tagged funk in New Orleans. The biggest move was Lee Dorsey, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | The Metersfunk | 6,220 | 0 |
02 | Oysterheadexperimental, funk | 4,810 | 0 |
03 | Ivan Nevillefunk | 3,785 | +1 |
04 | Al McKayfunk, pop | 3,715 | -1 |
05 | Art Nevillefunk, r&b | 2,685 | 0 |
06 | Lee Dorseyfunk, new orleans r&b | 2,408 | +2 |
07 | Cyril Nevillefunk | 2,135 | -1 |
08 | Dumpstaphunkfunk, blues | 1,802 | +2 |
09 | George Porter, Jr.funk, jazz-funk | 1,750 | -2 |
10 | Leo Nocentellifunk | 1,258 | -1 |
11 | Russell Batistefunk | 1,118 | +1 |
12 | Hot 8 Brass Bandbrass band, jazz | 686 | -1 |
13 | Chocolate Milkfunk, soul | 515 | 0 |
14 | The Wild Magnoliasfunk | 475 | 0 |
15 | Eddie Bojazz, funk | 438 | +1 |
16 | Jerry Petersfunk, r&b | 389 | -1 |
17 | Cha Wabrass band, funk | 219 | 0 |
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.