The Sounds of Black Composers
Want to discover more Black composers and don’t know where to start? Check out our
The Sounds of Black Composers playlists.
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Black Women Composers Vol. 1
Featuring Courtney Bryan, Jessie Montgomery, Kadhja Bonet, Solange Knowles, and Tomeka Reid.
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Black Women Composers Vol. 2
Featuring Nina Simone, Laura Mvula, Esperanza Spalding, Flutronix, and Errolyn Wallen
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Black Film Scores Vol. 1
Featuring Dev Hynes, Tamar-Kali, Robert Glasper, Kathryn Bostic, and Terence Blanchard
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LGBTQ Icons Vol. 1
Featuring Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Billy Strayhorn, Julius Eastman, and Meshell Ndegeocello.
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LGBTQ Icons Vol. 2
Featuring Serpentwithfeet, Brittany Howard, Tracy Chapman, Tyler, the Creator & Be Steadwell
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Black Film & TV Scores Vol. 2
Featuring Labrinth, Dara Taylor, Kris Bowers, Amanda Jones, & Quincy Jones
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Curated by Kori
Featuring Kelsey Lu, Mereba, Nate “Rocket” Wonder, Lianne La Havas, & Sudan Archives
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Curated by Tahirah
Featuring PJ Mortan, Jeffrey Mumford, Sade, Victor Wooten, and India. Arie.
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Curated by Kyle
Margaret Bonds, Alice Coltrane, Michael Abels, Florence Price & William Grant Still
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Curated by Caitlin
Featuring Roy Ayers, Chelsey Green, Devin Morrison, Chika & Marcus Norris
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Sounds of Chi Vol. 1
Featuring Jamila Woods, Angel the Oracle, Isaiah Collier, Damon Locks, Tasha, & Ben Lamar Gay
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Sounds of Chi Vol. 2
Featuring Matana Roberts, Roscoe Mitchell, Nicole Mitchell, George Lewis, The Art Ensemble of Chicago
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Curated by Yelley
Featuring Thundercat, Cécile Mclorin Salvant, Kass Overall, Stas Thee Boss, & Moses Sumney
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Folk Vol. 1
Featuring Odetta, Amythyst Kiah, Elizabeth Cotten, Rihannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, & The Carolina Chocolate Drops
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Black Liberation Vol. 1
Featuring Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Gil Scott-Heron, Elaine Brown & James Brown
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Black Women Trailblazers Vol. 1
Featuring Julia Perry, Zenobia Powell Perry, Dolores White, Dorothy Rudd Moore, & Betty Jackson King
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Sounds of the Diaspora Vol. 1
Featuring Fela Sowande, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Tania León, Yacouba Sissoko, and Marjorie Whylie
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Black Women Composers Vol. 3
Featuring Nathalie Joachim, Valerie Coleman, Gretchen Yanover, Kathryn Patricia, and Nkeiru Okoye
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Music in Color Vol. 4 Playlist
Featuring Julia Perry, Courtney Bryan, Jessie Montgomery, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Sheeley Washington, Nina Simone, Laura Mvula, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Victor Wooten, and Errolyn Wallen