Is soul music part of R & B or is it an independent genre?

Answer 1

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Same.

R&B is mutated Soul.

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Answer 2

They used to say R$B and Soul. They are intertwined but Soul is very often the slower ballad type songs and R$B the faster Rhythmic songs but that is not always the case.

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Answer 3

Soul music is part of R&B due to the bluesy minor chords that captivate the listener.

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Answer 4

R&B is a part of the Soul genre

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Answer 5

I always considered soul to be a subgenre of R & B.

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• Dark Knight5 months agoReport

  but wikipedia said soul came from r & b
  

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