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R&B / Soul
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- 2020s recordings
- 16
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Meet R&B / Soul
R&B / Soul is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.
The clearest way to understand R&B / Soul is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with John Lee Hooker, James Carr and Luther Vandross.
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2020s · North America · R&B / Soul
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2020s starting recordings
01Wundabred2024 · Afro-Funk · funkOpen in new tab 023052025 · Minneapolis Sound · popOpen in new tab 03Quotidian Fields2025 · Minneapolis Sound · popOpen in new tab 04GODOWN2024 · Neo Soul · neo soulOpen in new tab 05Someone to Call My Lover2022 · Minneapolis Sound · new jack swingOpen in new tab 06Reflection2022 · UK Drill · instrumentalOpen in new tab 07Miss You Much (7″ edit)2022 · Minneapolis Sound · new jack swingOpen in new tab 08State of the World (United Nations 7")2022 · Minneapolis Sound · new jack swingOpen in new tab 09What’ll I Do2022 · Minneapolis Sound · new jack swingOpen in new tab 10What You Deserve2022 · UK Drill · soulOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2020s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2020s albums
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