what exactly makes music “funk”, or “funk-y”?

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I was showing a musician friend of mine some songs I’m listening to, and he told me: you like funk music.
I do have an idea of what kind of music is funk, and I have heard of James Brown before. However, I couldn’t say what the distinguishing features of funk music are. I have no background in music or musical theory at all.

So – what exactly defines funk music?

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The beat emphasis is different.
The emphasis is on the one, when you count out 1, 2, 3, 4 in time with the music

See Bootsy Collins explain it here:

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