There's little, if any, denying that Mary J. Blige is one of the greatest singers of our time. The proof is in the consistent #1 albums and singles, six (6) Grammy awards, seven (7) multi-platinum records and 15-years of love from the public, critics and fellow artists. Since her 1992 debut - the mod

Cool, Gritty, Intense, Rhythmic, Smoky, Urban

Tom Waits recognizes voice as a mutable device, able to tell a story, create a mood, become-animal. His music spans an equally wide spectrum, waltzes, piano ballads, rock & roll, Gospel, blues, spoken word. Each song accompanies itself, music and lyrics, like the cinematography and soundtrack of a fi

Composed, Experimental, Gritty, Ironic, Layered, Machinistic, Smoky

Lyrical, Melancholy, Political, Post-rock, Singer/songwriter, Smoky

Mahmoud Ahmed (born May 8, 1941) is an Ethiopian singer of Gurage ancestry. Born in Addis Ababa, Mahmoud shined shoes in that city before becoming a handyman at the Arizona Club, where he first sang professionally in the early 1960s. He sang for the Imperial Body Guard Band until 1974, and recorded w

Atmospheric, Classical, Composed, Ebullient, Hypnotic, Intense, Intimate, Lyrical, Old school african '60s/'70s, Power, Primal, Pristine, Repetition, Repetitive, Rhythmic, Sensual, Smoky, Social revolution, Sophisticated