Soul Calibur III Music- History Beckons

Music from the video game “Soul Calibur III”

The history of soul music

Soul music is the creation of altering social conditions and diverse musical influences. Tracing its roots into the traditional folk songs of the African slaves that were brought at Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, soul music was originally the ‘African Spirituals’ of the period between 1825 and 1850. These spirituals had significant harmonious and metrical relationships [...]

Oh Baby, Its All About Memphis Soul Music

In the late 1950s a genre of music was born that was to become Memphis Soul Music. Soul is a style of music that combines R&B music with Gospel music. It has been said that Memphis Soul Music is similar to Gospel in almost every way. The only difference between the two [...]

Prairie Soul: Black Rhythms From The Heartland

A promo clip from the documentary on the little-known history of Black Jazz Musicians, Singers and Dancers from Central Canada. This show won a 1993 PBS nomination for Best Independent Music Documentary. … Black Music History