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Soul music has conquered the world in the last 50 years - growing from the raw, electric rhythms of the black underclass, it is now a billion dollar industry with R&B and hip hop dominating the world's charts.
It's been the soundtrack to some of the most extraordinary social, political and cultural shifts.
Together with the civil rights movement, it has challenged white hegemony, helped break down segregation and encouraged the fight for racial equality.
This new six-part series, made by the BBC team who produced the critically-acclaimed Lost Highway, Walk On By and Dancing In The Street series, charts the evolution of soul music - with a fascinating combination of rare archive footage and over 100 contemporary interviews.
The movers and shakers from the world of soul – such as James Brown, Mary J Blige, Beyoncé and Martha Reeves, - plus some often overlooked talent, track the music that shaped our lives.
Seasons
Season 1 (2005)6
Keywords
rhythm and blues (r&b)
funk
music
Casts

Colin Salmon
Self - Narrator

James Brown
Self

Bootsy Collins
Self

Ray Charles
Self

Ben E. King
Self

Etta James
Self

Mary J. Blige
Self
Bobby Womack
Self

Mavis Staples
Self

George Clinton
Self

Martha Reeves
Self

Allen Toussaint
self
Fontella Bass
Self
Crews
William Naylor
Producer
Michael Poole
Editor
Backdrops & Posters
