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Old 05-23-2011, 04:16 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Neo Soul apparently refers to soul and r&b revival in the 90s. Let's see what Wikipedia says:

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Neo soul is a term coined by music industry entrepreneur Kedar Massenburg during the late 1990s to market and describe a style of music that emerged from soul and contemporary R&B. Heavily based in soul music, neo soul is distinguished by a less conventional sound than its contemporary R&B counterpart, with incorporated elements ranging from jazz, funk, and hip hop to pop, fusion, and African music.

Developed in the United States and United Kingdom during the 1980s and early 1990s as a soul "revival" movement, neo soul emerged into the mainstream with the commercial and critical breakthroughs of several neo soul artists during the 1990s, as it was marketed as an alternative to the producer-driven, digitally-approached R&B of the time. Since its initial mainstream popularity and impact on the sound of contemporary R&B, it has been expanded and diversified musically through the works of both American and international artists. According to Mark Anthony Neal, "neo-soul and its various incarnations has helped to redefine the boundaries and contours of black pop".
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Hey I like some of this stuff. Looking forward to hear what you're gonna post.
I'll start with Erykah Badu - "Sometimes"

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Old 05-23-2011, 04:26 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I dont know if Teedra Moses counts for this thread, but I'll never miss a chance to plug her. Such a great voice.

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Old 05-24-2011, 02:22 AM   #3 (permalink)
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it's hardly a sub-genre I listen to much but these two are some of my faves:-



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As usual, I listen to more popular Neo Soul but I'd like to hear some others that aren't as heard of.

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YouTube - ‪Seal - Crazy (Video)‬‏
This single should qualify in the Neo-Soul category, one of my favorite from the early 90s. (Seal-Crazy)
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This single should qualify in the Neo-Soul category, one of my favorite from the early 90s. (Seal-Crazy)
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I recently found out about two neo-soul artists that are pretty good: Ebrahim and Slakah the Beatchild.

Other than that there's the standards: Erykah Badu, D'angelo, Maxwell, Bilal, Raphael Saadiq, etc.
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This has some elements of indie rock actually...
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I've always kinda thought that neo-soul was a misnomer for something that was really contemporary R&b. TO me, this is true neo-soul:
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