Soul music is a music genre that originated in the United States in the 1950s that combines rhythm and blues and gospel music. Keeping to the rhythm, clapping, and impromptu body movements are its important characteristics. The exchange and duet between the soul solo singer and the accompaniment singer, and the particularly tight vocalization are also its main features.

Soul is also called "spiritual song". In 1969, "Billboard" replaced the original title of "R&B" with "Soul". It is a kind of black pop music that is a mixture of blues, rock music and black gospel songs. It uses fewer instruments when singing. Hong Kong singer Fong Datong is a rare singer-songwriter in China who creates R&B and soul music works.