~ The Lovezone with Geena Lee ~ Episode 17: Neo Soul Selections Vol. 1

Neo soul music emerged in the mid-1990s, adding much needed life to the overly pop R&B scene of the time. With artists like D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, Maxwell and Jill Scott, a new sound was born (again). Interweaving elements of hip hop, soul, funk, and jazz, this sub-genre of R&B could only be described as neo soul – the ‘new’ soul.     Not only was the music refreshing, but so were the lyrics; they were deep, they were thoughtful, they were loving and mature. It was a rebirth of musicianship and live instrumentation; it was grown folk music.

Neo soul isn’t so ‘neo’ anymore, it’s continued to evolve and so have the artists that represent the style. Frankly most of my favourite R&B artists are those who have that funky, hip hop, jazzy soulful vibe to their music, and of course have songs with well thought out lyrics that speak to your heart, and soul.

I had a heck of a time putting together this set, because of the mountain of selections I had to choose from. There’s no way one mix can encapsulate the who’s who of the neo soul sound, so forgive me if your favourite isn’t in this one, that’s why it’s volume 1, there’ll be more to come…

Love,
Geena

Neo Soul Selections Vol. 1
(to download mix, click here)

D’Angelo – Brown Sugar
Vivian Green – Fanatic
Lucy Pearl – Good Love
Musiq Soulchild – Girl Next Door
Floetry – Let Me In
Bilal – Soul Sista
Jill Scott – A Long Walk
Hil St. Soul ft. Dwele – Baby Come Over
Chico DeBarge – Ms. Wonderful
Erykah Badu – Otherside Of The Game
Lauryn Hill – Ex-Factor
Angie Stone – No More Rain (In This Cloud)
Maxwell – Reunion
India.Arie – Brown Skin
Dwele – Love Ultra
Jill Scott – The Way
D’Angelo – Lady
Lalah Hathaway – For Always
The Foreign Exchange – Daykeeper ft. Muhsinah

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Geena Lee
Lovesoul Studio
Toronto, Canada