Afros Quote by Garth Fagan

Yes, but the thing is my influences are so rooted in afro-American culture especially that it's quite sad to not enjoy the same success…

— Mick Hucknall

Historically, black music has influenced other cultures and other genres and created other genres.

— Miguel

Since the age of 12, all my musical thinking has been influenced by Afro-American music.

— Alexis Korner

Sometimes when you sign to label as a black artist, they expect you to have a certain appeal. It's like they think they know…

— Van Hunt

Black musicians were either trying to be American or trying to play down their Caribbean roots.

— Jazzie B

I think that if you hear music young, whatever music you hear influences you. I'm white, but I've been influenced by black music.

— Lisa Stansfield

First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.

— Carlos Santana

Often, African-Americans' work is accepted as if we did something artistic by happenstance. It's almost like, 'They make TV shows the same way they…

— Salim Akil

I'm Cuban and Puerto Rican and Miami is very Cuban oriented. Growing up around the music - all of the salsa and meringue influenced…

— Sabrina Claudio

Growing up in Miami, I had all these great, strong influences. You know, being Cuban and the Latin influence, but also the strong hip-hop…

— Kat Dahlia

I feel like because black Cuban artists don't have the kind of pressure to thematize race in the way that African-American artists do, there's…

— Rachael Price

American mainstream is obsessed with black creative genius - be it music, walk, style - but at the same time puts a low priority…

— Cornel West