Notes on Wini's presentation.

R&B

• Louis Jordan was a pioneer of RnB with his band 'Tympany Five'

General characteristics:

• integration of country and city blues styles
• Use of electric or amplified instruments
• Very popular in the African American community in the post WW2 years

60s and 70s:

• RnB started to merge more into soul
• MoTown emerged as a genre. eg. Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, James Brown and Stevie Wonder.

Different styles of soul:

• Gospel
• RnB
• Rock and Roll

80s and 90s:

• RnB added stylish components such as Hip-Hop
• Rapping was introduced in the 90s

2000s:

• Mainstream RnB merged with pop.
• Rap became much more common in RnB

Music videos all have quite a similar vibe, usually include club/dancing scenes.



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