The Funky Friday city tour lands in Washington, D.C., where funk evolved into a rhythmic language of its own. Episode 86 traces the road to go-go through Chuck Brown, Trouble Funk, Rare Essence, E.U., Black Heat, Sir Joe Quarterman, Osiris, and more.

Funky Friday heads to New York City for Empire State of Funk, tracing the groove from Harlem and Brooklyn to Queens and the Bronx with Jimmy Castor, Mandrill, Cameo, Chic, Fatback, Tom Browne, Grandmaster Flash, Bobby Womack and more. Five boroughs. One groove.