Category: African-American
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Ella Jenkins
American singer and songwriter
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Pentatonix
American A Cappella Ensemble
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Ezinma
American Violinist, Film Composer, and Educator
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Jake Blount
American Folk Musician
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Jessie Montgomery
American Violinist, Composer and Educator
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Nina Simone
American Singer, Songwriter, Pianist and Civil Rights Activist
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Duke Ellington
American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader
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Anderson .Paak
American Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, and Drummer
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Jon Batiste
American Jazz Musician and Composer
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Lauryn Hill
American Singer, Rapper, and Actor
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Black Violin
American String Duo
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Sweet Honey in the Rock
African-American Vocal Ensemble
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Georgia Sea Island Singers
Gullah Vocal Ensemble
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Odetta
American Singer, Guitarist, Actress and Activist
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Aretha Franklin
American Soul, R&B, and Gospel Singer
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Wordsmith
American Hip-Hop Artist
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American Godmother of Rock n’ Roll
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Trombone Shorty (Troy Andrews)
American Jazz Trombonist
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Stevie Wonder
American Singer, Songwriter, Producer, & Multi-Instrumentalist
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John Legend
American Singer, Songwriter, & Producer
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Louis Armstrong
American Trumpeter and Singer
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Berry Gordy
American Record Producer and Songwriter (Motown)
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Ranky Tanky
Gullah Band
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Jessye Norman
American Opera Singer
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Marian Anderson
American Singer of Western Classical Music and African-American Spirituals
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Lizzo
American Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, and Flutist
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Donna Summer
American Singer-Songwriter “The Queen of Disco”
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Darius Rucker
American Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, & Band Leader
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Audra McDonald
African-American Broadway Actor and Singer
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Ella Fitzgerald
African-American Jazz Singer
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Fisk Jubilee Singers
African-American A Cappella Ensemble
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Rhiannon Giddens
Singer, Violinist, Banjo Player, and Folk Song Researcher
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