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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 The Funk Brothers, Dawon Lynn presents Zenobia and The Contours.
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Detroit · R&B / Soul
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Come See About Me1967 · Rhythm and Blues · rhythm & bluesOpen in new tab 02I Was Made to Love Her2004 · Motown · motownOpen in new tab 03Standing in the Shadows of Love2004 · Motown · motownOpen in new tab 04Wundabred2024 · Afro-Funk · funkOpen in new tab 05Boom Boom2004 · Motown · motownOpen in new tab 06The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game2004 · Motown · motownOpen in new tab 07Dialogue: Eddie Willis, Uriel Jones & Jack Ashford2004 · Motown · motownOpen in new tab 08Ain’t No Mountain High Enough2004 · Motown · motownOpen in new tab 09I Second That Emotion2004 · Motown · motownOpen in new tab 10The One Who Really Loves You2004 · Motown · motownOpen in new tab
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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