Leon Thomas who changed his name to Leone in 1974 made his mark in 1969 singing The Creator Has a Master Plan with Pharoah Sanders and showing that even avant-garde jazz can become popular under some circumstances A fairly conventional singer the mos…

No recording artist has more impeccable street credentials than Joe Bataan the originator of the New York Latin Soul style that paralleled Latin bugalu and anticipated disco His musical experience began with street corner doo-wop in the 1950s and cam…

A classically trained vocalist Mia Doi Todd began writing songs while a student at Yale University Her debut album The Ewe and the Eye was released on Xmas records in 1997 Come Out of Your Mine followed in 1999 on the Communion Label With only sparse…

Arguably the hottest of the 70s Ohio funk bands Slave had a great run in the late 70s and early 80s Trumpeter Steve Washington formed the group in Dayton in 1975 Vocalist Floyd Miller teamed with Tom Lockett Jr Charlie Bradley Mark Adams Mark Hicks D…

British experimental-techno funketeer Jamie Lidell made a name for himself giving mesmerizing live multi-media performances in which the singer continually looped his own effects-laden vocals and beat boxing until a dense sonic landscape emerged. How…