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Al Jarraeu
(44 listeners)
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Algebra
(52,708 listeners)
There are five artists named Algebra: 1) Ironically there are no textbooks or classroom instructions that could help one balance the equations of Kedar Massenburg's newest protégé, ALGEBRA.
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Alicia Keys
(1,667,967 listeners)
soul, rnb, female vocalists, pop
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American recording artist, musician and actress.
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Angie Stone
(328,680 listeners)
soul, rnb, female vocalists, neo-soul
Angie Stone (born Angela Laverne Brown in January 30, 1961, in Columbia, South Carolina) is a Grammy Award-nominated American R&B, hip-hop, and neo-soul singer and actress. Stone's music possesses a clear old school soul music influence, and her singing vocals recall those of Aretha Franklin.
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BeBe Winans
(19,779 listeners)
gospel, christian, black gospel, bebe winans
BeBe Winans (born Benjamin Winans, 17 September 1962, in Detroit, Michigan) is a Grammy Award Wining gospel and R&B singer.He is a member of the noted Winans family, many members of which are also gospel artists.
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Chaka Khan
(377,558 listeners)
soul, funk, female vocalists, 80s
Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens; 23 March 1953 - Chicago, Illinois, USA), frequently known as the "Queen of Funk", is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus.
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Chris Botti
(219,314 listeners)
jazz, smooth jazz, trumpet, instrumental
Chris Botti (born October 12, 1962 in Portland, Oregon, USA) is a smooth jazz trumpeter. His famous muted trumpet is the same model that was once used by Miles Davis.
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Chrisette Michele
(245,485 listeners)
soul, rnb, neo-soul, female vocalists
Grammy award-winning Chrisette Michele Payne (born c. 1982), known professionally as Chrisette Michele, is an American R&B singer on the Def Jam Recordings record label. She has been featured on such popular hiphop albums as Jay-Z's Kingdom Come and Nas' Hip Hop Is Dead. She sings in a jazz style reminiscent of past singers such as Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.
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Common
(1,069,111 listeners)
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Common (previously Common Sense), is a Grammy award winning rapper, author and actor known for lyrics that focus on love and spirituality. Signed to Kanye West's G.
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Dianne Reeves
(153,071 listeners)
jazz, female vocalists, jazz vocal, vocal jazz
Dianne Reeves, born 23 October 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, is an American jazz singer, known more for her live performances than her albums. Alongside her peers Dee Dee Bridgewater, Diana Krall and Cassandra Wilson she is considered one of the most important female jazz singers of our time. She lives in Denver (Colorado/USA)
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Erykah Badu
(778,595 listeners)
soul, neo-soul, female vocalists, rnb
Erykah Badu (born Erica Abi Wright on February 26, 1971 in Dallas, Texas) is an American R'n'B/neo-soul artist whose work crosses over into jazz.
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Estelle
(526,979 listeners)
rnb, soul, female vocalists, hip-hop
Estelle Fanta Swaray (born 18 January 1980 in London, United Kingdom) commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is an English R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer.
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George Duke
(137,918 listeners)
jazz, funk, fusion, smooth jazz
Born 12th Jan 1946, San Rafael, California. George Duke is a pianist and synthesizer pioneer, who also majored in the trombone. Early influences: Les McCann and cousin Charles Burrell.
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Gnarls Barkley
(1,213,521 listeners)
funk, soul, hip-hop, alternative
Gnarls Barkley is an alternative/soul group which formed in 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The group consists of Cee Lo Green (vocals) and Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton (multiple instruments). The group is best known for the international smash hit "Crazy".
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Harry Connick, Jr.
(435,565 listeners)
jazz, swing, big band, jazz vocal
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and humanitarian. Connick’s music encompasses jazz, some of it very much in the style of the crooners of the 1940s and early 1950s, funk and blues.
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Herbie Hancock
(687,614 listeners)
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is a jazz pianist and composer from Chicago, Illinois, United States. Hancock is one of jazz music's most important and influential pianists and composers. He embraced elements of rock, funk, and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz.
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Israel & New Breed
(54,615 listeners)
gospel, worship, contemporary gospel, praise and worship
Israel Houghton is a Christian worship leader mostly known for his cross-cultural style of worship music that fuses elements from Gospel music, Jazz and Rock. Houghton is usually credited as Israel & New Breed.
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Janet Jackson
(983,904 listeners)
pop, rnb, female vocalists, dance
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966 in Gary, Indiana, United States) is a Grammy award-winning, and Golden Globe and Academy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress.
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Jennifer Hudson
(470,159 listeners)
rnb, soul, female vocalists, pop
Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer and actress. She is both an Oscar and Grammy Award winner. She was one of the finalists on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol.
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Jill Scott
(454,579 listeners)
soul, neo-soul, female vocalists, rnb
Born Jill Heather Scott in the North Philly neighborhood of the City of Philadelphia, PA on April 4, 1972. She began her career as a performance poet. She was discovered by Amir "Questlove" Thompson of The Roots. Questlove invited her to join the band in the studios. Which resulted in the live version of "You Got Me" in 1999.
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Kenny G
(263,628 listeners)
jazz, smooth jazz, saxophone, instrumental
Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956 in Seattle, WA), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is a Grammy winning American saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986. Kenny G's main instrument is the soprano saxophone, but he also on occasion plays alto and tenor saxophone. He started playing the saxophone when he was 10 years old, in 1966.
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Kirk Franklin
(97,724 listeners)
gospel, christian, contemporary gospel, kirk franklin
Kirk Franklin (born January 26, 1970 in Riverside, Texas) is a platinum-selling musician who blended gospel, hip hop, and R&B in the 1990s. He released his first gospel album, Kirk Franklin & Family, in 1993, and is known as the leader of contemporary gospel choirs such as Kirk Franklin & the Family, Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation, and God's Property.
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Ledisi
(159,686 listeners)
neo-soul, soul, female vocalists, jazz
Ledisi hails, originally, from New Orleans, but grew up mainly in Oakland. The Pieces of Me Songfacts reports that after self-releasing two albums, Ledisi signed a major record deal with Verve Forecast and released her third album Lost and Found in 2007. The record earned her two Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist.
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Marvin Sapp
(54,320 listeners)
gospel, marvin sapp, black gospel, contemporary gospel
Singing since age four, Marvin Sapp has shared the stage with many gospel notables and his gift is celebrated across musical genres. While he has enjoyed a decorated music ministry receiving Stellar Awards, Gospel Music Excellence Award as well as Grammy, Soul Train Music and Dove Award Nominations, he has also been honored in his hometown of Grand Rapids Michigan.
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Mary Mary
(110,431 listeners)
gospel, christian, contemporary gospel, rnb
Mary Mary is an American gospel group, consisting of sisters Erica Monique Campbell (born April 29, 1972) and Trecina "Tina" Evette Campbell (born May 1, 1975), and are often credited for broadening the fan base of contemporary gospel in the 2000s by introducing elements of soul music and hip hop.
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Mike Phillips
(3,955 listeners)
jazz, soul, funk, smooth jazz
The emergence of saxophonist Mike Phillips marks the beginning of a new, exciting chapter in the jazz music scene. A rare combination of youthful exuberance and seasoned craftsmanship, Mike is poised to take his position among the leaders in his field.
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Patti Austin
(67,403 listeners)
soul, female vocalists, jazz, smooth jazz
Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950, in Harlem New York) is an R&B and jazz music singer. She made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was only five. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington have proclaimed themselves as her godparents.
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Raheem DeVaughn
(192,593 listeners)
Raheem DeVaughn's debut album was "The Love Experience;" his critically acclaimed follow-up was "Love Behind The Melody."
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S.M.V.-Stanley Clarke
(0 listeners)
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Solange
(316,880 listeners)
rnb, soul, pop, female vocalists
(1) Solange Piaget Knowles (born June 24, 1986), who performs under the mononym Solange, is an American recording artist, songwriter, actress, model and dancer.
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Stanley Clarke
(106,836 listeners)
jazz, bass, fusion, jazz fusion
Clarke was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Having graduated from the Philadelphia Musical Academy, he moved to New York City in 1971 and began working with famous bandleaders and musicians including Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Pharoah Sanders, Gil Evans, Stan Getz and Al Di Meola.
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T.Pain
(0 listeners)
please refer to http://www.last.fm/music/T-Pain
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Terrence Howard
(3,377 listeners)
blues, soul, rap, dirty south
Terrence Dashon Howard (born March 11, 1969) is an Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actor, singer and Rapper. Having appeared in film and on television since the late 1980s, Howard had his first major role in the 1995 film Mr. Holland's Opus, which subsequently led to a number of roles in films and high visibility among African American audiences.
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The Roots
(1,058,433 listeners)
The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Square Roots and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy winning hip hop group based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. Inspired by the "hip-hop band" concept pioneered by Stetsasonic, the Roots themselves have garnered critical acclaim and influenced later hip-hop and R&B acts.
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Tony Bennett
(554,037 listeners)
jazz, swing, oldies, male vocalists
Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto on August 3, 1926) is an American singer of popular music, standards and jazz.
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Trin-i-tee 5:7
(20,410 listeners)
gospel, black gospel, gospel groups, christian
Trin-i-tee 5:7 is a contemporary gospel trio from New Orleans, Louisiana. The group was inspired by R&B girl groups such as Destiny's Child and TLC. They debuted in 1998 with a self-titled album.
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Wyclef Jean
(494,736 listeners)
Wyclef Jean (born October 17, 1972 in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haïti) is an American rapper, producer, and member of the superstar hip hop trio The Fugees, known now for a series of high-profile hit singles.
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Wynton Marsalis
(154,770 listeners)
jazz, trumpet, bebop, cool jazz
Wynton Marsalis is an internationally acclaimed musician, composer, bandleader, educator and a leading advocate of American culture.