Motown, also known as the Motown Sound, started as a Detroit-based record label but quickly evolved into an entire musical genre that left an indelible mark on the world of music.
Funk is a genre of music that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, characterized by its rhythmic groove, complex bass lines, and a focus on syncopated beats.
Born in the late 1950s and reaching its zenith in the 60s and 70s, Soul took what Gospel had – emotional intensity – and mixed it with the secular narratives and instrumentations of R&B and Jazz.