funkster

British  

/ ˈfʌŋkstə /

noun

1. a performer or fan of funk music

2. someone who follows the latest trends in music, ideas, or fashion

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Example Sentences

But even before he became a proto-rap funkster and gymnastic phenomenon, Brown was a compelling vocalist whose first hit, “Please, Please, Please,” conveyed an extreme, desperate urgency seldom heard in R&B.

From New York Times

With the crowd providing the "Oh no, let's go" refrain in Let's Go Crazy, the Minneapolis funkster raises one eyebrow, reels off a blistering Jimi Hendrix-style guitar wail and disappears in a cloud of smoke.

From The Guardian

“We are the fathers of jazz-funk-fusion, and I am a funkster at heart,” Mr. Henderson said in an interview with The Los Angeles Times in 1995.

From New York Times

The Funkster's bag typically weighs about 35 pounds.

From Golf Digest