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Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged in Northern England and the Midlands in the early 1970s. It developed from the British mod scene, based on a particular style of Black American soul music with a heavy beat and fast tempo (100 bpm and above). [2] [3]
The North of England's finest export, from Skipton to Blackpool and everywhere in between. Listen to four of the best Northern Soul floor-fillers.
Jul 26, 2021 · What is Northern Soul? ‘Northern Soul’ is shorthand for a once ‘underground’ subculture that originally developed among young, mostly working-class people in the north of England in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Followers collected and danced to rare soul records from America.
Jun 18, 2024 · Young DJs in Manchester are keeping the Northern Soul movement alive by merging the old with the new, and creating events that feel like a safe space.
May 4, 2021 · Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged in Northern England and the English Midlands in the late 1960s from the British mod scene, based on ...
Sep 22, 2023 · Northern Soul has never died, though, with regular reunion nights, two feature films, and fans around the world. It has even gained a foothold in Japan. Now, the 50th anniversary of Wigan Casino...
THE BEST NORTHERN SOUL SONGS. Dan Frechette. For the past 6 years I have been researching every Northern Soul song I possibly can, looking for obscure classics. Out of a playlist of...
Oct 23, 2023 · Northern Soul, the up-tempo Black American music made during the '60s and '70s, is experiencing a resurgence. Will Foot and Lewis Henderson from the Deptford Northern Soul Club have brought...
Oct 12, 2014 · A potted guide to the first major British dance scene, as remembered in the new film 'Northern Soul' by Elaine Constantine. Plus find upcoming and regular northern soul nights in London.
Oct 21, 2014 · It’s 40 years since the first Northern Soul ‘all-nighter’ was held at Wigan Casino in the north of England – an event that sparked the beginning of late night dance culture in Britain. The...
