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Neo soul (sometimes called progressive soul) is a genre of popular music. As a term, it was coined by music industry entrepreneur Kedar Massenburg during the late 1990s to market and describe a style of music that emerged from soul and contemporary R&B.
Mar 5, 2019 · Neo-soul is a musical genre that fuses contemporary R&B and 1970s-style soul with elements of hip-hop. As its name (new-soul) implies, Neo-Soul music is essentially modern-day soul music, with contemporary attitudes and sensibilities.
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Read about the rise of a movement that redefined the place of Soul, R&B, and hip hop in modern music. Listen to examples of songs that defined Neo Soul and stream playlists of both Neo Soul and the contemporary music the Neo Soul ignited.
May 6, 2020 · The phrase ‘neo soul’ was originally coined by Kedar Massenburg in the 1990s to describe a particular style that was born out of soul and R&B. Far more eclectic in its influences, neo soul fused its soul roots with funk, jazz, fusion, hip hop, pop, and African music.
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Neo soul artists entered the 1990s music scene when hardcore hip-hop and R&B were the two most popular and crossover forms of contemporary Black expression. Many of neo soul’s innovators were born in the 1970s to parents who grew up in the era of Black Power and soul music.
What Is Neo-Soul? As one of my favorite genres to sing and write to, neo-soul combines R&B with soul music to make the perfect blend of smooth, silky, heartfelt, African-American musical magic. Neo soul, in its most simple definition, is modern soul, where the prefix ‘neo’ translates to new.
Apr 9, 2018 · The etymology of neo-soul is a paradox: neo meaning new, and soul being timeless. However, that’s perfect in describing the music from this hybrid genre: it’s a mix of old-school R&B, modern-day beats and timeless soul hooks, that came from jazz, funk, hip hop, and pop and African musical influences. It’s a label that some artists love ...
