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1.1 soul.

(often referred to simply as soul) is a popular music genre that originated in the African American
community in the United States in the 1950s and early 1960s.

It combines elements of African - American gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz Soul music
became popular for dancing and listening in the United States Ecord labels such as Motown, Atlantic
and Stax were influential during the Civil Rights Movement According to the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of
gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying" Other characteristics are a call
and response between the lead vocalist and the chorus and an especially tense vocal sound. Soul
music reflected the African-American identity and it stressed the importance of an African-American
culture. The new-found African-American consciousness led to new styles of music, which boasted
pride in being black.

1.1 Pop.

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern forms in the US and the UK
during the mid-1950s. The terms popular music and pop music are often used interchangeably,
although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many diverse subgenres and
styles.

1.2 soul

As stated before soul music originated in the 1950s and early 1960s, Motown music followed shortly
after in (slide show) after one month in Feb 1959 Motown originated from (slideshow) Etymology is
because of motor and town, which has become a nickname for Detroit As an irresistible force of
social and cultural change, Berry Gordy’s legendary Motown made its mark not just on the music
industry, but society at large, with a sound that has become one of the most significant musical
accomplishments and stunning success stories of the 20th century. Popularity to a geographical
location is, Motown changed Detroit to become the motor town and even in the 21st century that is
how it is known Motown dominated large swaths of the cultural agenda in the late 1960s and 1970s
with hundreds of hit records. Although some white people joined blacks on the front lines of the civil
rights movement in the early 1960s Motown played an important role in the racial integration
of popular music as an African American-owned label that achieved crossover success. , Lots
of our favourite musicians have used part of Motown songs to create some of their biggest tracks.
Whether its rap, soul, pop or R&B, Motown lives on all over the place. British soul artist, Amy
Winehouse, for example, sampled Motown song "Ain't no Mountain High Enough" for one of her
biggest hits, "Tears dry on their own".

1.2 pop.

Fast tempos, prominent electric guitars with distortion, and power chord changes are
typically played under pop-influenced melodies and vocal styles with lighthearted lyrical
themes. Seminal records of pop punk include (slide show) it is seminal because they had a
disatarous second album and made a come back with this and they got a record deal. socio-
economic location for pop punk music is california, giving everyone the chance
to make music. Influence of the style on artists working in other styles are (slide
show)

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