Soul
- Genre family
- R&B / Soul
- 1980s recordings
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Meet Soul
Soul is a branch of the R&B / Soul family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Soul is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Bettye LaVette, Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose and Jimmy Holiday.
Its place in the genre family
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1980s · North America · Soul
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1980s starting recordings
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