Definition of 'soul music'
uncountable noun
Soul music or soul is a type of pop music performed mainly by African-American musicians. It developed from gospel and blues music and often expresses deep emotions.
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soul music in American English
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a fervent type of popular music developed in the late 1950s by African-Americans as a secularized form of gospel music, with rhythm-and-blues influences, and distinctive for its earthy expressiveness, variously plaintive or raucous vocals, and often passionate romanticism or sensuality
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soul music in British English
noun
another name for soul (sense 5a)
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