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Aretha Franklin
American Soul, R&B, and Gospel Singer
Wordsmith
American Hip-Hop Artist
Pamyua
Inuit Soul Music and Dance Group
Jeremy Dutcher
Indigenous singer, composer, musicologist, performer, and activist
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
American Godmother of Rock n’ Roll
Trombone Shorty (Troy Andrews)
American Jazz Trombonist
Tito Henriquez
Puerto Rican Singer and Composer
Raye Zaragoza
Japanese-American, Mexican, Indigenous Singer/Songwriter
Stevie Wonder
American Singer, Songwriter, Producer, & Multi-Instrumentalist
John Legend
American Singer, Songwriter, & Producer
Louis Armstrong
American Trumpeter and Singer
Anat Cohen
Israeli Clarinetist, Saxophonist, Composer, and Bandleader
Buena Vista Social Club
Cuban Band
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian Composer, Conductor, Cellist & Classical Guitarist
Ravi Shankar
Indian Sitar Player and Composer
Norah Jones
American jazz singer, songwriter, and pianist
Berry Gordy
American Record Producer and Songwriter (Motown)
Richard Hagopian
Armenian-American Oud Player
Cynthia Erivo
English Musical Theater Singer, Actor, Dancer, Songwriter
Ranky Tanky
Gullah Band
Wyclef Jean
Haitian Rapper, Producer, & Philanthropist
Jessye Norman
American Opera Singer
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Indigenous Canadian-American Singer/Songwriter, Instrumentalist, & Activist
Wu Tong
Chinese Sheng/Bawu Player, Singer & Composer
Marian Anderson
American Singer of Western Classical Music and African-American Spirituals
Shreya Ghoshal
Indian Classical and Bollywood Playback Singer
Sonu Nigam
Indian Playback Singer for Bollywood Films
Lizzo
American Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, and Flutist
Itzhak Perlman
Israeli-American Violinist, Conductor & Teacher
Yo-Yo Ma
Chinese-American Cellist
Wu Man
Chinese-American Pipa Player & Composer
Susan Tedeschi
American Blues Singer, Guitarist, & Songwriter
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Hawaiian Singer, Ukulele player, & Activist
Edna Vázquez
Mexican Singer-Songwriter & Musician
Sheila E
American Percussionist/Singer
Donna Summer
American Singer-Songwriter
“The Queen of Disco”
Darius Rucker
American Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, & Band Leader
Allauddin Khan
Indian Sarod Player & Composer
Bob Dylan
American Singer-Songwriter of Folk/Rock/Protest Music
Violeta Parra
Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist
Pete Seeger
American Folk Singer and Activist
Willie Colón
American Salsa Musician (Trombone/Vocals) and Political Activist
Freddie Mercury
British Rock Singer, Songwriter, and Producer
Tito Puente
American Composer, Conductor, and Percussionist
Cesária Évora
Cape Verdean popular singer of morna songs
Evelyn Glennie
Scottish Classical Percussionist
Audra McDonald
African-American Broadway Actor and Singer
Celia Cruz
Cuban singer of salsa, guaracha, rumba, afro, son and bolero music
Gustavo Dudamel
Venezuelan Orchestra Conductor, Violinist, and Composer
Ella Fitzgerald
African-American Jazz Singer
Great Big Sea
Group of Canadian singers and multi-instrumentalists performing Folk-Rock/Celtic-Rock
Fisk Jubilee Singers
African-American A Cappella Ensemble
The Gipsy Kings
Spanish Vocalists and Guitarists
Gloria Estefan
Cuban-American Singer, Songwriter, Actress, and Businesswoman
Rhiannon Giddens
Singer, Violinist, Banjo Player, and Folk Song Researcher
Zakir Hussain
Indian Percussionist, Composer, Actor, and Music Producer
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