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Author Cachin, Olivier, author.

Title Black music greats : 40 inspiring icons / Olivier Cachin & Jérôme Masi ; translated by Lili Owen Rowlands.

Publication Info. London, England : Wide Eyed Editions, 2019.
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Description 1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged)) : colour illustrations, colour portraits.
Series 40 inspiring icons
40 inspiring icons.
Note Originally published in French: [Paris], France : Gallimard Jeunesse, 2017.
Summary The biggest names ... The coolest sounds ... The 40 most inspirational movers, shakers and innovators in black music history are here! Learn how these black musicians changed music in this book packed with incredible facts. Meet the Godfather of Funk, the High Priestess of Soul and the King of Reggae. Learn how Marvin Gaye shaped the sound of Motown, how N.W.A redefined rap, and what made the Supremes, supreme. Each artist is an icon of their age, but who will you add to your playlist?
Contents 1. Robert Johnson -- 2. Nina Simone -- 3. James Brown -- 4. Sly & The Fanily Stone -- 5. Miles Davis -- 6. Diana Ross & The Supremes -- 7. The Jackson 5 -- 8. Marvin Gaye -- 9. Stevie Wonder -- 10. Aretha Franklin -- 11. Earth, Wind & Fire -- 12. Isaac Hayes -- 13. Tina Turner -- 14. Donna Summer -- 15. Bob Marley & The Wailers -- 16. Prince -- 17. Fela Kuti -- 18. The Last Poets -- 19. Chic -- 20. The Sugarhill Gang -- 21. Run DMC -- 22. Eric B. & Rakim -- 23. Public Enemy -- 24. N.W.A. -- 25. Whitney Houston -- 26. 2Pac -- 27. The Fugees -- 28. Snoop Dogg -- 29. The Notorious B.I.G. -- 30. Erykah Badu -- 31. Jay-Z -- 32. Missy Elliott -- 33. Kanye West -- 34. Beyoncé -- 35. Pharrell Williams -- 36. Rihanna -- 37. Lil Wayne -- 38. Drake -- 39. Nicki Minaj -- 40. The Weeknd.
Note Print version record.
Language Translated from the French.
Subject Musicians, Black -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Musicians, Black -- Biography.
Musicians, Black. (OCoLC)fst01030887
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Biographies.
Added Author Masi, Jérôme, 1977- illustrator.
Rowlands, Lili Owen, translator.
Added Title Black music. English
Other Form: Print version: Cachin, Olivier. Black music. English. Black music greats. London, England : Wide Eyed Editions, 2019 9781786034700 (OCoLC)1037293164
ISBN 9781786034724 (electronic book)
1786034727 (electronic book)
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