What style of music is soul, please?

Soul refers to a type of black music that consists of a mixture of blues, rock and roll, and black gospel songs, sung with fewer instruments.

Musical characteristics:

Soul emphasizes the free expression of inner feelings and is associated with black religion. Sol is a combination of gospel and rhythm and blues, and is the result of the secularization and popularization of gospel as a form of religious music.

Origins:

Soul originated in Detroit black music and once dominated both the pop and rhythm and blues charts. It was also a unique period for whites and blacks alike as they clamored for soul records in late 1963 and early 1965.

Expanded Information

The significance of soul music:

1, Anti-Dogma: It is theorized that Rhythm and Blues music is "dogmatic", whereas soul music is "anti-dogmatic". Pop music is "anti-dogmatic". The Righteous Brothers have managed to realize the true meaning of spirituals, and people call their unique style of music "blue-eyed spirituals".

2. The end of segregation: The golden age of spirituals also marked the end of the segregation that had existed for so many years, and at the same time the human rights movement began to flourish. Of course, it would take the American people another 20, 30, or more years to undo the profound effects of more than 300 years of racial oppression.

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