Wednesday 23 February 2011

What is Neo-Soul?


What is Neo– Soul Genre
> A sub-genre from 1970s R n B (rhythm and blues) soul with elements of Hip Hop
> It consists of deeper messages and meanings then simple R n B
> It is believed to have originated from Motown Records in the late 1990s
> To date, the Neo-Soul artists to make the largest impact on the mainstream have been Lauryn Hill and Alicia Keys
> Many musicians in the genre dislike the term Neo-Soul and prefer to be called simply ‘Soul musicians’
>  If you would like to find out more: http://randb.about.com/od/rb12/p/NeoSoul.htm

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