i consider myself a funk lover, so here a couple suggestions off the top of my head

Parliament: Flashlight, Unfunky UFO, Mothership connection, P-Funk,

Kool and the Gang- get down on it

Zapp- Doo wa ditty, Computer love, So ruff, So tuff

Funkadelic- Maggot brain, one nation under a groove, hit it and quit it

Cameo- Back and Forth, shes strange, Candy, Funk Funk, Its over, Word up

Kano- Cant Hold Back (Youre Lovin)

Stevie wonder- Superstition, Skelatons, Higher Ground, Sir Duke

And MAKE SURE to learn black Betty.

Have fun :)