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The Neo-Soul Family Tree

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Neo-Soul, Neo-Soul. Where for arte thou, Neo-Soul? With alldue respect to R&B/Souls subgenre, Neo-Soul never reallyleft, but becae an acceptable addition to the R&B faily!sans title". #edar $assenburg of $oto%n coined the ter ata tie %hen the delineation bet%een %atery op-R&B andreal live Soul becae foggy. $any ultifaceted talents %erebeing shuffled into the i', despite their ne% %ave infusions

of roc( and fun( eleents previously shunned once the $)cae a(noc(in. Neo-Soul raised the bar, and %ith it caeartists that ade their ar(s in usic history. *ven +ip-+ophopped on the Neo-Soul bus %ith albus li(e he Roots

Phrenology and )oons Electric Circus. s a truetestaent to the past, present, and future, the ll+ip+oplternatives staff revisits soe of the survivors on the Neo-Soul faily tree !)ody )hestnu, %e still love you".Nannaand Grand-DaddyNina Simone.Nina Sione is ore of a

platfor for soul usic than an inspirational ancestor for Neo-Soul. he granda of the genre treated each song li(e hoecoo(ing. *very note she sang iitated southern friedperfection. Sione couldve cared less if she hit propertunes or octaves, %ith her vocal tone, %hich ooedunadulterated soul. Songs li(e ut a Spell 0n 1ou and2ont 3et $e Be $isunderstood, never needed intenseruns and riffs to provo(e. - Brandon Michael DunlapMarvinGaye.he late $arvin 4aye is rightfully the granddad of

odern-day Neo-Soul, redefining the genre since the days of$oto%n. +is sil(y elodic tone elted atop of notes li(ebutter on songs li(e rouble $an, 2istant 3over and$ercy, $ercy $e !he *ulogy". he turbulent 567s sa% thepost-ai errell period in 4ayes career, ipartingbeautiful and socially ipacting staples such as Whats

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4oing 0n, and 3ets 4et t 0n, %hich reainuntouchable. - Brandon Michael DunlapThe Mamas and thePapasErykah Badu.o say that $s. Badu is the other ofNeo-Soul is %eird, but appropriate. 4ranted, she does belong

in her o%n genre, but %hen her debut albu Baduizm dropped in 8996, she changed usic forever. t %asnt :usther soft usic style that found a hoe soe%here bet%een apacifying :ay tune %ith +ip-+op bones. t %as herunderstated confidence in her physical and usical style thatdre% us in and (ept us there. Latifah Muhammad 0therSide 0f he 4ae ; *ry(ah BaduMaxwell.he utterance of$a'%ells nae is enough to send ost on a soulfulodyssey. +is usic brings a rush of iages to the brain,

sounds to the ind, and eotions to the heart. nd %ith soldout tours and platinu plus albus such as Urban Hang

uite! Embrya! and "o#, $a'%ell %as one of the first to a(eNeo-Soul translate into dollars earned.


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the founding ebers of the Neo-Soul $oveent, Bilal?lthough absent of a solo pro:ect for the past eight years,Bilal has been busy bet%een %or(ing on his ne% pro:ect,perforing, %riting, and producing. )ollaborating %ith *ry(ah

Badu, $os 2ef, ?uestlove, -ip, and 2

ngelo, Bilal is aeber of the collective Soul@uarians, the group dedicated to(eeping the foundation of Neo-Soul alive. &Dot Musi#.3i(ehis nae, hes %ithout a doubt $usics Soul )hild a trueson to the Neo-Soul oveent. #no%n initially as$usi@Soul)hild and later on as :ust $usi@, hes given us hisheart and soul throughout the years. product ofhiladelphia, !a city (no%n for helping old the Neo-Souloveent", can you iagine the %orld of Neo-Soul %ithout

hi? bsolutely notA $usi@ has a tieless sound anduntouchable style of his o%n. "ia B&nthony 'amilton.When nthony +ailton burst onto the usic scene, it caughta fe%people off guard. +is sound too( you to the pe%s of atraditionalBaptist church, and touched your soul in %ays youd neverfelt before.2elivering a classic albu on his freshan debut, +ailton

contributeda sound R&B, and Neo-Soul %as begging for. son to theNeo-Souloveent, his voice %as shaped and olded by the fathersof Neo-Souland R&B. "ia BMartin (uther.f anyone in the entire Neo-Soul oveent %asnt given enough credit, it %as $artin3uther. While he ay not flo% fro the lips of any usiclovers, $artin 3uther %as a forefather to Neo-Soul %ith his

electric soul tinged %ith live instruents. f you arent a fanof $artin 3uther, your favorite artist probably is. "ora

Leno' Goapele.4oapele is perhaps the unsung she-ro of Neo-Soul usic. daughter of the genre, 4oapele released E(enCloser on the indie +ip-+op label +ieroglyphics periubefore being pic(ed up by Sony for a re-release. No% a free


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agent, 4oapele released her rootsy-fun(dafied Change )t *ll %ith production help fro Sa-Ra. +er consistently slept-onstatus %ill hopefully change in the future, as 4oapele broughta fresh ta(e to soul usic %ith her definitively uni@ue sound.

; "ora Leno' 4oapele ; )loser)an 'unt.fter years co-%riting for other artists, Can +unt finallyebar(ed on his o%n usic :ourney in D77E. +is self-titleddebut testedthe liits %hen the singer/song%riters careful selection ofpoeticlyrics, R&B and soul instantly registered hi on the Neo-Soulradar. +is second albu, +n the ,ungle loor, featured a uch

oree'periental roc( influence, yet still ebraced the soulful andenergetic forula that a(es Can +unt one of the oreunpredictablesinger/song%riters of today. Donyel L& .riffin&n%ieStone.ngie Stone5s voice held ore po%er %ithin a singlenote than ost young R&B chic(s5 entire careers. +er Blac%

Diamond debut ade us instant fans, but Mahogany oul brought forth the cult phenoenon that %as ngie Stone %ith

her hit >Brotha. +ad she and 25ngelo stayed together, they%ould5ve probably led the revolution. &mel (arrieux.3argelyunderappreciated as a Neo-Soul veteran, el 3arrieu' pavessoulfully in her o%n lane as a seasoned indie neo-soulsongstress. he :ay +ip-+op essence, %hich founded herbrea(out group 4roove heory, also established 3arrieu' as aodern-day innovator in erging soul, :a and +ip-+op %ith$iddle *astern and West frican styles. *@uipped %ith a fluid%histle register evocative of $innie Ripperton, the varied

sound of el 3arrieu' can5t even be pinpointed %ith aagnifying glass. Brandon Michael Dunlapel 3arrieu' ;4et Fp*loetry.Songstress brosius and Natalie >he


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represented the best of both %orlds before parting %ays inD776. hough no longer a duo, both artists have no plans toabandon usic. han( goodness. Donyel L& .riffinBi%Brother$Bi% SisterD+&n%elo.Before it %as >cool to be Neo-

Soul, there %as 25ngelo. 25ngelo5s 59G arrival %ith Bro#n ugar redefined the ale soul singer, and for once ade itacceptable to possess street appeal %hile delivering sil(yvocals over sooth trac(s. >Bro%n Sugar, >3ady, and >HFntitledI>+o% 2oes it


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that she is today. s = Records golden child, licia paved herpath %ith platinu all the %ay to superstardo. With herthird solo albu *s ) *m being already dubbed a classic, licia#eys is proof that legends can still be ade. $athy )andoli


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balladeers future. Donyel L& .riffinhrisetteMi!hele.oised, classy, and %ith an unsha(eable :ay voice,)hrisette is the closest an artist has coe to arrying :a,the ne% illenniu, and ainstrea together. 4iving

arriage props, storytelling on %oen %ho (no% %hen to letgo, singing about her favorite :a singers, and about (no%ing%hen to declare her love gave )hrisette5s debut parentalcredibility, uch li(e that girl in the front ro% of class eager tolearnJ eager to sho%. =ust as( rofessor +0C. ,onathan

0eyes)hrisette $ichele ; Be 0(Dwele.


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group sees to have disbanded by no%, but the ebers still%or( together fre@uently and building on their shared(no%ledge to %or( agic for artists as varied as BustaRhyes, l 4reen, harrell and Kero 6. *le'

/hornton)oon ; he 3ight ; )oonomment 1elowon some o0 your 0avorite Neo-Soul artists.

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British Soul

by Alex Henderson

Since the rise of the Beatles in the early '60s, England has had no problemgiving the United States a serios rn for its money in the roc!department" #t is hard to imagine roc! msic $ithot the contribtions of%reat Britain, $hich has given s everyone from the &olling Stones and ed(eppelin to the Sex )istols ** not to mention Blac! Sabbath, the +lash, theho, -das )riest, .asis and contless others" British roc! has been thesb/ect of nmeros articles and essays, bt one sb/ect that hasn't beendiscssed nearly as mch is British &B" )erhaps England's contribtions toroc! have been so great that the contry's contribtions to sol, fn! andrban contemporary have been overshado$ed, and perhaps &B is soclosely identified $ith the United States that American listeners sallydon't give mch thoght to the sb/ect of non*American &B" After all,&B is still dominated by the U"S", and it probably al$ays $ill be" BtEngland is, in fact, the $orld's second largest mar!et for &B **historically, British listeners have spent more money on sol and rbancontemporary than any other contry except the United States" 1rom the2emptations to Anita Ba!er to 3ary -" Blige, American &B singers haveen/oyed a great deal of spport in England over the years" %reat Britainhas also been highly spportive of rap, bt that's the sb/ect of anotheressay" 2he main focs of this essay is British &B singing ** sol, fn!,rban, disco and other$ise" 2he list of &B*based 4or at least &B*minded5artists $ho have come from England over the years is a long one it's a listthat incldes, among many others, Sade, isa Stansfield, Hot +hocolate,#magination, -nior, oose Ends, the Brand 7e$ Heavies, Sol ## Sol, +aronheeler, 3ica )aris, Billy .cean, +athy 8ennis, 1ive Star, the Style +oncil,8avid %rant, -amiro9ai and &ic! Astley" Ho$ do British &B artists differfrom American &B artists: #n most cases, their phrasing isn't all that

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different people $ho spea! $ith British accents don't necessarily sing $ithBritish accents" #f any one thing separates British &B singers 4some ofthem, any$ay5 from their American conterparts, it is a tendency to bemore eclectic" #n the U"S", rban radio formats can be extremely rigid andnforgiving conse9ently, many American rban artists are li!ely to avoid

being too experimental 4$hich isn't to say that American ris!*ta!ers li!eEry!ah Bad, the 1gees and 3acy %ray haven't beaten the odds5" #nEngland, America's rban radio formats are less of a consideration for &Bartists ** British radio plays a lot of things that American stations $on'ttoch" Another big difference bet$een British and American &B artists isthe reggae factor ** a lot of British sol and rban singers have gro$n plistening to reggae" #n England, reggae has been mainstream for a longtime, $hereas reggae has more of a clt follo$ing in the U"S" #t shold benoted that in ondon's blac! commnity, the Afro*+aribbean cltre is9ite strong so it isn't ncommon for a British sol or rban singer to sho$

some reggae, +aribbean or Afro*pop inflence even if &B is his;her mainfocs" #n ?, Americans got a taste of British &B $hen Hot +hocolate's@o Sexy 2hing@ becase a big hit in the U"S" Hot +hocolate, a sol;fn!band $ith roc! and pop inflences, $as never hge in the U"S" their onlybig hits on the American side of the Atlantic $ere @o Sexy 2hing@ and's @Every 0s also gave s Hi*2ension, a British fn! otfit $hose inflencesinclded Cool the %ang, Earth, ind 1ire and Brass +onstrction"Althogh little !no$n in the U"S", Hi*2ension recorded a note$orthy self*

titled ) for #sland in " 2he early to mid*'0s $as $hen England's &Bscene really exploded ** that $as the era that gave s ma/or hits by -nior,#magination, Billy .cean, oose Ends and Sade" Americans $ho listened torban radio dring that time are li!ely to remember -nior for @3ama Usedto Say,@ #magination for @-st An #llsion@ and oose Ends for @Hanging on aString@" +omparing .cean and Sade really nderscores the diversity ofBritish &B in the '0s .cean had +aribbean inflences, $hile Sadebroght /aDD sensibilities to hits li!e @Smooth .perator@ and @2he S$eetest2aboo@ ** and yet, both of them are part of British &B" .ne of the mostris!*ta!ing British rban;pop grops of the '0s $as the Style +oncil, a

band that $as fonded by pn! icon )al eller" Before the Style +oncil'sformation in


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their o$n good ** that creatively, they sometimes bit off more than theycold che$" Another fre9ent complaint abot the Style +oncil $as thattheir sociopolitical lyrics cold be preachy, bt all things considered,eller's band bilt an impressive catalog in the '0s" Althogh the Style+oncil had their share of British hits, rban stations in the U"S" $ere

generally nreceptive to their eclectic approach" 7ot that the Style+oncil $as ni9e in that sense ** many of England's rban, dance*popand neo*sol artists of the '0s and '=0s $ere probably too eclectic forrban radio in the U"S" 7onetheless, American listeners have heard a fairamont of British &B and dance msic on the radio ** gems li!e )rincess'@Say #'m or 7mber .ne@ in 0s ** their sond $asright ot of the era that gave s 2o$er .f )o$er, &fs;+ha!a Chan andthe Average hite Band 4$ho came from England's neighbor Scotland5" 2heBrand 7e$ Heavies $ere never innovative or grondbrea!ing, bt they


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$ere still great at $hat they did and had a /e$el of a lead singer in 7'8ea8avenport 4$ho $as featred on the U"C" hits @8ream +ome 2re@ and @Stay2his ay@5" 8avenport, an American vocalist $ho had moved to England,sbse9ently left the band and prsed a solo career" .ne can onlyspeclate on $here &B in general $ill go in the G


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What is Neo-Soul?


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he actual ter Qneo-soulQ is believed to have originated %ith #edar$assenburg of $oto%n Records in the late-8997s. he genre itselfho%ever, is considered to have originated in the id-8997s %ith the%or( of Raphael Saadi@Os forer band, onyA oniA onA and %ithQBro%n Sugar,Q 899G debut albu of singer 2Ongelo. n 8996, $oto%n

artist *ry(ah Badu released her debut 3, Badui, the success of %hichpaved the %ay for $assenburg to shift uch of $oto%nOs output to%ardBaduOs style.(imited &ppeal2

o date, the Neo-Soul artists to a(e the largest ipact on theainstrea have been 3auryn +ill and licia #eys, %hose debuts %enton to sell illions of copies %orld%ide. +o%ever the a:ority of Neo-Soul artists have yet to crossover to ainstrea erican usic

listeners, partially because the usicOs sound generally focuses on artiste'pression, rather than popular appeal.(a1elin%2

$any usicians in the genre ho%ever, disli(e the ter Neo-Soul andhave disassociated theselves fro it, calling it nothing ore than ashallo% ar(eting tool. $any of these artists refer to theselves siplyas Soul usicians. perfect e'aple of this is the singer =aguar Wright,%ho entitled her second albu Divorcing Neo to Marry Soul.Popular &rtists2

*'aples of current popular Neo-Soul artists include =ohn 3egend, =illScott, $a'%ell and 3eela =aes.Su%%ested "eadin%

P he B)s of R&BP he 0rigin of Soul P We Want the


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Neo-Soul: What Is Neo-Soul? 2efinition & 0rigin


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8997s %ith the %or( of Raphael Saadi@Os band onyA oniA onA and%ith 2OngeloOs 899G albu Brown Sugar .n 8996, $oto%n artist *ry(ah Badu released her debut albu,Baduizm, the success of %hich paved the %ay for ne% $oto%n chief#edar $assenburg to shift the direction of uch of the copanyOs

output to%ards BaduOs style, %hich he dubbed neo-soul. o date, theneo-soul artist to a(e a largest ipact on the ainstrea is 3auryn+ill, %hose 899 The Miseducation of Lauryn ill %as a critical andcoercial sash and %ound up %inning five 4ray %ards.s its nae !ne%-soul" iplies, Neo-Soul usic is essentially odern-day soul usic, %ith conteporary attitudes and sensibilities. t differsfro conteporary R&B in that itOs obviously ore soulful, and it alsotends to have deeper essages and eanings than typicalconteporary R&B.n general, neo-soul has reained alost e'clusive to R&B outlets suchas urban radio and B*J ost of its artists are unfailiar to ainstreaaudiences, and its sound generally focuses on artist e'pression ratherthan pop orientation. While these artists have found a:or success inthose venues, they generally have yet to crossover to ainstreaerican usic listeners.$any usicians in the genre, ho%ever, prefer to disassociate theselvesfro the tag and siply refer to theselves as Soul usicians.*'aples of popular Neo-Soul artists include *ry(ah Badu, $usi@Soulchild, ndia.rie and Raphael Saadi@.
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