In the world of music you will find an interesting style which is known as Neo Soul. This musical style is known to its fans by other names such as Underground Soul or Nu Soul. Within this form of music you will find the origins belonging to Urban Contemporary, African music, Contemporary R&B, Hip Hop, Jazz, and Blues. While Neo Soul is a new comer to the music scene having come into existence during the early 1990s it has a large band of artists and fans alike.

Neo Soul can be considered as a fusion of House music, Soul, Funk and Hip Hop. From the start of the new millennium you could also hear strains of Broken Beat and Electric-Soul hybrids added to this ecelctic mix of Neo Soul. The various instruments which are generally used in Neo Soul are electric piano, bass guitar, drums, organ, drum machines, synthesizers, vocals, horns and finally the rapping or poetry speaking voice of the artistes.

You will find there are many well known and popular artists who compose songs for this genre. Some of these singers who first catapulted Neo Soul into the limelight were D’Angelo, Maxwell, India, and Erykah Badu to name but a few. From these singers the emergence of other popular artists into this genre of music began. These artists include singers like Dionne Ferris, Alicia Keyes, Leela James, Musiq Soulchild, Lauryn Hill, Eric Bennet, Julie Dexter, Van Hunt, Anthony Hamilton and many others.

Today while there are many artistes who use this music medium to promote their views Neo Soul music remains mainly as an underground style music. The main providers for this style of music can be seen as being closely linked to R&B music. These providers include Urban radio, TV One. There are numerous websites and podcasts which will also provide fans with the ability of catching their favorite Neo Soul songs.

While there are many different styles of music that a person can listen to, sometimes by listening to new musical styles you may encounter music which is an interesting blend of your favorite styles. Neo Soul is one such musical form that you may want to check out.