An introduction to Northern soul music

Dennis P is a member of the Northern Soul Horns, the horn section of Canadian band Arkells.

Northern soul refers to independent and underground black American soul music that became particularly popular in England in the 1950s and '60s while remaining relatively rare and obscure everywhere else.

Dennis P drops by the studio to give us an introduction to Northern soul in this q Gateway. He explains why Northern soul has had such an impact on him, and why he thinks this decades-old music still has strong meaning and resonance today.

— Produced by Ben Edwards