What is rhythm and blues?
Rhythm and Blues (R&B) is a style of music that has grown up from black American music styles for 40 years including blues and jazz. Style, structure of chord and rhythms of rhythm and blues music deeply influenced black and white American popular music in the 20th century. At the end of the 20th century, the importance of this term expanded by any largely black form of music.
As the name suggests, one of the main influences on rhythm and blues music was Blues. Blues is a music style based on a very specific 12-volume chord progression: four chord measures, two of the IV chords, two of the chord, one of the V or V
Other influences on rhythm and blues include jazz, swing and boogie. Early Music R&B was the usual solo singer with brass accompaniment of the orchestra. Usually had strong,Often synchronized rhythms that are suitable for a dance hall.
especially in the 1950s there was a relationship between rhythm and blues and Rock and Roll. Although the first prevailed in black culture and the second in white culture, two often borrowed from each other. For example, Elvis Presley has seen a number of songs that contain structures affected by blues and vocal styles. One of the most famous of them was "dog dog".
leading to the Civil Rights Movement in the 60s of the 20th century. Many black artists used their music as a platform to oppose segregation and racial inequalities. Big Bill Broonzy is "when I call myself a man" describes the life of a black man who is constantly referred to by white people as a "boy". Most of the music was not as explicit racial themes as this song, but many other songs had the bottom of the social unrest.
since about 80.Music style Kéhocoli, which is carried out by African American musicians and focus primarily on an African American audience. This includes a wide range of styles, from the Gospel and the soul to the rapping. Contemporary music R&B continues to deal with the topics of injustice in American society from religious and secular perspectives.