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neo soul

music subgenre of soul music, back to the roots
Intangible music_genre Q268253
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neo soul

Summary

neo soul is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,676 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • neo soul's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • neo soul is a type of soul[4].
  • neo soul's country of origin is recorded as United States[5].
  • January 1, 1998 marks the founding of neo soul[6].
  • neo soul's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Neo soul[7].
  • neo soul's different from is recorded as alternative R&B[8].

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Definition and Type

neo soul's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. It is a type of soul[4].

Origins

January 1, 1998 marks the founding of neo soul[6].

Why It Matters

neo soul ranks in the top 8% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,676 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → alternative R&B
    Country of origin → United States
    Subclass of → soul
    Instance of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 30004, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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