GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Contemporary R&B
- Genre family
- R&B / Soul
- 1990s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a branch of the R&B / Soul family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Contemporary R&B is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Lutricia McNeal, N’Dea Davenport and Myron.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreR&B / Soul
Current genreContemporary R&B
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CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE
1990s · United States · Contemporary R&B
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
8 recordings1990s starting recordings
01Don’t Wanna Be a Player1997 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 02Ain't That Just the Way (The Steve Anthony R 'n' B edit)1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 03Sensitivity1991 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 04Too Gone Too Long1997 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 05Can't Let Her Go1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 06We Can Get Down1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 07Head Over Heals1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 08Bring It On1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1990s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1990s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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