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GenreJazz · Soul · Funk · Hip-hop

Gospel

Sacred root of soul’s vocal power

1930· Chicago

Parent genre(2)

  • →SoulWidely cited

    “Soul secularised gospel’s vocal fervour and call-and-response.”

  • →Doo-WopDocumented

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Carries technique(1)

  • ←Call & ResponseWidely cited

    “African call-and-response structures gospel and, later, the MC/crowd exchange.”