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R&B / Soul
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- Starting recordings
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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 Inner Life, Skyy and The Cookies.
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New York City · R&B / Soul
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
6 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Here’s to You2005 · Motown · motownOpen in new tab 02Ase Me Na BoNeo Soul · neo soulOpen in new tab 03Passing Time1956 · Rhythm and Blues · doo-wopOpen in new tab 04Make It Last Forever1981 · soul · funk soulOpen in new tab 05Head Over Heals1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 06Back & Forth (Larry Blackmon mix)1999 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm and bluesOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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![The Absolute Complete! [and oh so sweet!] cover](/media/albums/2a542128-365e-4e37-8270-76d12055bbb2.webp)
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