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The Wikipedia provides seven sub-genres for soul music:

a) Blue-eyed soul
b) Detroit (Motown) soul and Northern soul
c) Southern soul
d) Memphis soul
e) Neo soul
f) Philadelphia soul
g) Psychedelic soul

And this is what it says of a different genre:

"Bauls are a group of mystic minstrels from the Bengal region, now divided into Bangladesh and West Bengal. Bauls are a part of the culture of rural Bengal. They are thought to have been influenced greatly by the Hindu tantric sect of the Kartabhajas. Bauls travel in search of the internal ideal, Maner Manush (Man of the Heart). ....it is widely agreed that is comes either from Sanskrit 'batul', meaning 'divinely inspired insanity' or 'byakul', meaning fervently eager."
"Baul music celebrates celestial love, but does this in very earthy terms, as in declarations of love by the baul for his 'boshtomi' or lifemate. With such a liberal interpretation of love, it is only natural that Baul devotional music transcends religion, and some of the most famous baul composers (sic), such as Lalon Fakir have been of Muslim birth."
I should start contributing.