One of my dreams is to expand and make sure African music…

It's at the very moment you want to give up on your dreams that you must expand them until they move you again.

— Umair Haque

I use music for everything, I use it in the shower, I use it on the way to games, I use it before games.…

— Bukayo Saka

When you go to South Africa, you get a different vibe and a different sound. The music is awesome the people are loving it.…

— Ice Prince

I will never again play anything that does not have social significance. We American jazz musicians of African descent have proved beyond all doubt…

— Max Roach

Classical music gives musicians a kick. But African music gives everyone a kick.

— Fela Kuti

I was raised on African music, Harry Belafonte, and the Boston Pops. Then I got a dose of soul and hip-hop. I related to…

— Fantastic Negrito

The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad tale. You may be poor, you may have…

— Nelson Mandela

“Most people write me off when they see me. They do not know my story. They say I am just an African. They judge…

— idowu koyenikan

The African people and tribal chiefs are hospitable, and African music and dances are invigorating.

— Li Keqiang

As players of instruments, it is our duty to reach out and give light to those in the dark in whatever way that we…

— Sizzla

I like African music but also R&B, rap, alternative rock, and classic.

— Mousa Dembele

I just wanted to sing, and I didn't want my music to be unique to the US. I wanted Africans to hear it and…

— Letta Mbulu

I grew up singing Mexican music, and that's based on indigenous Mexican rhythms. Mexican music also has an overlay of West African music, based…

— Linda Ronstadt

When I was very little, I was into Michael Jackson. At six or seven, it was Madonna, but she's not what she used to…

— Lykke Li

I like African music, and I'm a huge Ravi Shankar fan.

— Serj Tankian