High Quote by Amber Mark

I listen to a variety of music. I like everything from old Arabic music to Portuguese fados.

— Marcel Wanders

I have imbibed my love for Spanish and Indian classical music from my mom.

— Tanishk Bagchi

My mother is half-French, half-Malagasy, so I've been listening to African music, like Malian and Congolese music, since I was a child.

— Jain

I had been to São Paulo the year before and became pretty well acquainted with the music of composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, I had…

— Charlie Byrd

I've always loved French music. My parents adored it; my father played it on the piano.

— Simon Rattle

I like to listen to Congolese music because when I was a kid with my father, he took me to play some tournaments in…

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

I grew up with reggae music.

— Youssou N'Dour

Stuff like Buena Vista Social Club and Fela Kuti were quite a main thing to my childhood. As soon as I reached an age…

— King Krule

From a young age, I was encouraged to sing, dance and learn folk and popular songs in Spanish.

— Ailyn Perez

Mexican music runs through my veins. I loved it. Growing up, my father didn't allow us to listen to English music at home. That's…

— Jenni Rivera

My mum's an opera singer: I grew up watching her get swept up in music and transform herself into characters. She taught me that…

— Katie Noonan

I've recorded in Portuguese, too. I didn't set out to just sing ballads or romantic songs.

— Johnny Mathis