The music from Detroit, known primarily as Motown music, named after the record company that started in the very same city. The music was made famous by mostly African American performers, the influence came from the Great Migration, which was the large movement of the African American populations in the Agriculture based south to the industrialized north between 1915-1960.
The sound of the music even shares similar sounds with the music types of the south, such as the blues and gospel. Gospels tone of using more emotion in their voice and a use of crescendo. Another similarity would be the melody and harmony of the music, such as the focus on the beat. Even Motown’s slower music, that contained more of a melody, Where Did Our Love Go? and
The sound of the music even shares similar sounds with the music types of the south, such as the blues and gospel. Gospels tone of using more emotion in their voice and a use of crescendo. Another similarity would be the melody and harmony of the music, such as the focus on the beat. Even Motown’s slower music, that contained more of a melody, Where Did Our Love Go? and