soul music
noun
: music that originated in African American gospel singing, is closely related to rhythm and blues, and is characterized by intensity of feeling and vocal embellishments
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All these soul music samples taste like poison or the choking smoke from a barbecue in hell.
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Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Disc jockey Homer Blow played a range of songs, from Christmas classics to soul music, and emceed the event.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2024
Two restaurants attract foodies as house and soul music fill the air: Meet Dalia and Alma Cubana.
—Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
And the movie, which was called Open Five, was basically just a love letter to Memphis and to the soul music there and to the food there.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024
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Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Disc jockey Homer Blow played a range of songs, from Christmas classics to soul music, and emceed the event.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2024
Two restaurants attract foodies as house and soul music fill the air: Meet Dalia and Alma Cubana.
—Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
And the movie, which was called Open Five, was basically just a love letter to Memphis and to the soul music there and to the food there.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Soul music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soul%20music. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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