Solrac (Soul-Rock) Music
Solrac (Soul-Rock) music is a music genre originating in the United States by periodic positive message song releases made to the style by other artists of many genres. The music had been used purposefully to promote positive thinking starting in 1979 by Carlos Merriweather. According to the original definition created in the first meeting, Solrac, (soul-rock) is "music developed to lift the mind to higher levels of intelligence." The purpose arose out of the African American culture/black experience in America, and the need to redirect youth cultural music experiences from negative music to positive. The actual designation to the purpose was not made until 1986, when Shedrick Claycomb, Michael Southers, David Blincoe, and Micheal Young met in planning with Carlos Merriweather. The result was the first record of the genre, "Solrac." As with older Soul music, Solrac music combines elements of gospel, and rhythm and blues, but adds eliments of rock, rap and jazz. Solrac (Soul-Rock) functions to tell the story of hurt, pain, and repressive conditions while offering solutions toward empowering people to "Live in love and rise above." (Shedrick Claycomb) Solrac (Soul-Rock) music is intentionally inclusive of all forms of popular music, and takes the lyrics into a form of secular brainstorming toward positive results. Compassion is an important feature of Solrac, (soul-rock) music. Other characteristics are as with Soul Music are call and response between the soloist and the chorus, a decisive rhythmic vocal sound, and lyrics that tell a story.