I think Quote by Kelela

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

— Li Keqiang

In a lot of African music, the singers are just singing whatever they feel at the time - because the instrumentation is repetitive, they…

— Avey Tare

I haven't really ever seen a big budget Hollywood film with African music. Most of the time, it's just Hollywood's perception of what African…

— Ludwig Goransson

Many of the African musicians are well-schooled and well-versed...what they do takes a high level of musicianship.

— Jake Holmes

American audiences don't react in the same way as European ones to African music because, I think, Europeans listen to this music through all…

— Rokia Traore

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

— Archie Shepp

Growing up in an Ethiopian household allowed me to feel like I had an audience before I had an audience.

— Kelela

In Africa, music is not an art form as much as it is a means of communication.

— Vernon Reid

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

White people don't sing together very often, and when they do, it's about the celebrity of the song. The singing at my shows is…

— Ben Folds

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

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