Emeli Sande is described as an R&B and jazz-soul artist with a diverse musical background. R&B combines elements of rhythm and blues, soul, funk, pop, hip hop and dance with polished production, drum machine rhythms, occasional saxophone, and smooth vocal arrangements. Today's R&B incorporates more sonic elements and has expanded its commercial appeal. Soul music originated in the 1950s from a combination of African American gospel, rhythm and blues, and sometimes jazz. It became popular globally and influenced other music genres with its catchy rhythms, body movements, and secular testifying style. Soul dominated the U.S. R&B charts in the 1960s and had crossover success internationally

1. Emeli Sande
R&B
& Jazz/Soul

2. Key Features (R&B)
• Emeli Sande is said to be an ‘’R&B singer/songwriter and jazz-soul artist with a
highly resonant voice and diverse set of cross-genre musical influences’’.
• Music genre that ‘combines elements of rhythm and blues, soul, funk, pop, hip
hop and dance’.
• ‘’polished record production style, drum machine-backed rhythms, an occasional
saxophone-laced beat to give a jazz feel and a smooth, lush style of vocal
arrangement.’’
• ‘’The use of effects such as Autotune and new computerized synths have given
R&B a more futuristic feel while still attempting to incorporate many of the genre's
common themes such as love and relationships.’’
• ‘’Today's R&B is far more diverse and incorporates more sonic elements than
before, as it expands its appeal and commercial viability.’’

3. Soul
• ‘’Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the United States in the
1950s and early 1960s. It combined elements of African-American gospel music,
rhythm and blues, and often jazz’’
• ‘’Soul also became popular around the world, directly influencing rock music and
the music of Africa.’’
• ‘’soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the
transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular
testifying". Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and extemporaneous body
moves, are an important feature of soul music.’’
• ‘’Soul music dominated the U.S. R&B chart in the 1960s, and many recordings
crossed over into the pop charts in the U.S., Britain and elsewhere. ‘’