When I was younger and hated rock music my father kept on telling me, ” You have a good taste for music but remember that unless you understand rock music, the music you listen to will be just a nice combination of sounds and nothing more.” I needed years to understand what he meant by [...]
Soul music, which emerged in the 1950s, combines the sounds of rhythm and blues and gospel music. It is characterized by its tense vocal sound and sometimes uses improvisation, which forms the fundamental part of jazz, as well as auxiliary sounds. The rhythms in soul songs are stressed by hand-claps and impromptu body movements. Soul music also [...]