The Neo Soul Movement
The Neo Soul Movement
The Neo Soul Movement is more than just music, it has become a way of
life for some that say they have a spiritual connection. Wikipedia
stays that Neo soul is a term coined by music industry entrepreneur Kedar Massenburg during the late 1990s to market and describe a style of music that emerged from soul and contemporary R&B. Heavily
based in soul music, neo soul is distinguished by a less conventional
sound than its contemporary R&B counterpart, with incorporated
elements ranging from jazz, funk, and hip hop to pop, fusion, and African music.Developed
in the United States and United Kingdom during the 1980s and early
1990s as a soul "revival" movement, neo soul emerged into the
mainstream with the commercial and critical breakthroughs of several
neo soul artists during the 1990s, as it was marketed as an alternative
to the producer-driven, digitally-approached R&B of the time.Since
its initial mainstream popularity and impact on the sound of
contemporary R&B, it has been expanded and diversified musically
through the works of both American and international artists. According
to Mark Anthony Neal, "neo-soul and its various incarnations has helped to redefine the boundaries and contours of black pop".















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