Musical range kindles distinctive Australian R&B tradition

SYDNEY — Till just lately, Australian R&B/soul musicians principally mimicked U.S. artists, however a fast shift to eclectic new sounds in recent times has created a musical scene that displays the range of recent Australia higher than another musical style.

The change was pushed by an adventurous shift in attitudes to embrace eclectic sounds equivalent to Aboriginal languages, the didgeridoo, Afrobeat, orchestral sounds and subject recordings, creating a powerful fanbase for neo-soul, hip-hop and R&B with no singular nationwide blueprint.