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For decades, rhythm and blues has grown far beyond the regional origins that first defined the form, evolving into a global creative language that creators across every continent adapt, reshape, and root in their own specific cultural landscapes, turning a genre once tied to a specific geographic and cultural history into a flexible framework that can carry the full range of creative expression from creators working anywhere in the world. This global expansion of R&B has generated a rich body of work that bridges the core throughlines that have long defined the genre, from its focus on intimate, narrative connection to its ability to hold both quiet, personal creative impulses and larger, more sweeping artistic visions, with the specificities of each creator’s home shaping how those throughlines emerge in their work.
