soul music
noun
a fervent type of popular music developed in the late 1950s by black 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.
Also called
soul.
Origin of soul music
An Americanism dating back to 1960–65
Words nearby soul music
soul brother,
soul cake,
soul food,
soul kiss,
soul mate,
soul music,
soul of, the,
soul sister,
soul-destroying,
soul-kiss,
soul-searching