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  2. Soul music - Wikipedia

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    Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. [2] It has its roots in African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues. [3] Soul music became popular for dancing and listening, where U.S. record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and Stax were ...

  3. Rhythm - Wikipedia

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    In the performance arts, rhythm is the timing of events on a human scale; of musical sounds and silences that occur over time, of the steps of a dance, or the meter of spoken language and poetry. In some performing arts, such as hip hop music, the rhythmic delivery of the lyrics is one of the most important elements of the style.

  4. Swing (jazz performance style) - Wikipedia

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    Swing music, a jazz-influenced genre of music. Clave (rhythm) for the rhythms of Latin jazz and Latin dance. Jig for the swung triplets of Celtic music – triplets with a swing feel to them – not to be confused with the swung duplets of "triplet swing". Folk hornpipe of the dotted note variety, often notated in 2.

  5. Contemporary R&B - Wikipedia

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    rhythm & grime. snap&B. Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music . The genre features a distinctive record production style and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic influences and the use of hip hop or dance -inspired ...

  6. Strings of Life - Wikipedia

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    Mark Moore talking to Music Week about the song. Through the years, many DJs have picked "Strings of Life" as one of their favourite songs. American DJ Pierre said to Music Week "This is the ultimate strings song. The arrangement is brilliant and has a piano string breakdown which established the breakdown that many people use today. It was one of the first songs to put percussion to the ...

  7. Soul jazz - Wikipedia

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    Soul jazz. Soul jazz or funky jazz is a subgenre of jazz that incorporates strong influences from hard bop, blues, soul, gospel and rhythm and blues. Soul jazz is often characterized by organ trios featuring the Hammond organ and small combos including saxophone, brass instruments, electric guitar, bass, drums, piano, vocals and electric organ.

  8. Jimmy Thomas - Wikipedia

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    Jimmy Thomas (January 20, 1939 – April 25, 2022) was an American soul singer and songwriter. He was best known as a vocalist for Ike Turner. Thomas joined Turner's Kings of Rhythm in 1958, and remained with the band when the Ike & Tina Turner Revue was formed in 1960.

  9. Memphis soul - Wikipedia

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    Memphis soul, also known as the Memphis sound, is the most prominent strain of Southern soul. It is a shimmering, sultry style produced in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records and Hi Records in Memphis, Tennessee, featuring melodic unison horn lines, organ, guitar, bass, and a driving beat on the drums. Many of the songs in this style were ...