African american Quote by Ahmet Ertegun

I did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music.

— Ahmet Ertegun

I think music is one of the hero/sheroes of the African-American existence.

— Maya Angelou

We were a very politically active family. My father was one of the first lawyers in South Africa to have a black partner, so…

— Trevor Rabin

Yes, the audience is so important to Negro music, especially the element of call and response.

— Archie Shepp

I hold my time with the Black Crowes with the utmost respect and sincerest appreciation. It is a huge swath of my life’s body…

— Rich Robinson

I began to practise day and night, and the more I did, the more I was overwhelmed by the tremendous achievement of that great…

— Gilad Atzmon

Who knows why I had to go through what I had to go through to produce the kind of music I produce today, to…

— Femi Kuti

The curious beauty about African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad story.

— Nelson Mandela

Many people early on actually thought I was a black performer!

— B. J. Thomas

Though I'm not the first king of controversy, I am the worst thing since Elvis Presley. To do black music so selfishly, and use…

— Eminem

Music is an expression of who you are, and - at least in that sense - I think I epitomize Black Lives Matter. I'm…

— Kamasi Washington

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