soul

soul music

. funk | funk is an american musical style that originated in the mid to late 1960s when african american performers blended soul music, soul jazz and R and B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. funk de emphasizes melody and harmony, and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground. unlike RnB and soul songs, which had many chord changes, funk songs are often based on an extended vamp on a single chord.

. soul | soul music is a music genre that combines rhythm and blues and gospel music, originating in the United States. according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and RnB into a form of funky, secular testifying.

. blaxploitation | blax is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban african american audience. the word itself is a portmanteau of the words black and exploitation. blaxploitation films starred primarily black actors, and were the first to feature soundtracks of funk and soul music.

. r n b | rhythm and blues is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences, first performed by african american artists. the term was initially used to identify the rocking style of music that combined the 12 bar blues format and boogie-woogie with a back beat,which later became a fundamental element of rock and roll. in 1948, RCA Victor was marketing black music under the name Blues and Rhythm. the words were reversed by Wexler of Atlantic Records, the leading label in the RnB field in the early years.