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Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:43 pm**

What do you think of Neo-Soul Music?

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:45 pm**

I love it, but "neo-soul" artist do not like the categorization of their music.

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:53 pm**

Maxwell is my guy.

Urban hang suite was a smooth album.

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:54 pm**

What would be classed as neo-soul?

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:00 pm**

I love it, but "neo-soul" artist do not like the categorization of their music.

I agree. Been a big fan for many years. Do you think it now serves as an alternative lifestyle?

It seems as Blacks in Europe become more disenchanted with popular culture, they are seeking alternative lifestyles. Been to the Jazz Club in London a few times to see Neo-Soul artists like Chrisette Michelle. If I was in America, I'd probably live in the Atlanta Suburbs and occassionally visit swanky Jazz Clubs and discuss conscious topical issues with the middle class African-American.

Listening to this in the Hargeisa night.

Sadeboi, post a few clips sxb.

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:07 pm**

Somae you may know might be Maxwell, Lauryn Hill, Erykha Badu, De'angelo, Musiq soulchild, floetry and so on..

I love Lauryn out of everyone dude...

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:09 pm**

It does serve as a an alternative lifestyle, one of finding a black identity that is pure in its roots and not vile and vulgar like mainstream black artists. There is politics, social injustices, true love, spirituality and a certain intellectuality involved in neo-soul music and culture.

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:40 pm**

I use to be in

with Lauren, until she disappointed me when I decided to see her at Rock The Bells concert few weeks ago.

I like Amel

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:42 pm**

It does serve as a an alternative lifestyle, one of finding a black identity that is pure in its roots and not vile and vulgar like mainstream black artists. There is politics, social injustices, true love, spirituality and a certain intellectuality involved in neo-soul music and culture.

Sadeboi,

How do you express your neo-soul culture?

I always had the understanding that cultured African-Americans are very easy to get on with and for many years saw them as a point of reference as far as Black Culture in the West was concerned. I've heard from my friends across the pond they're actually very pretentious and use the neo-soul movement as a platform to perform for their fellow African-Americans to gain ' cultural credit' through displays of Afrocentricity.

Can you give your views on Cultured African Americans please?