Liste de musiciens de musique afro-américaine
Cet article contient une liste des musiciens de musique afro-américaine triés par type de musique.
Blues
Blues traditionnel
- Blind Blake
- Blind Boy Fuller
- Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Blind Willie Johnson
- Blind Willie McTell
- Brownie McGhee
- Bukka White
- Charley Patton
- J.B. Lenoir
- Leadbelly
- Mamie Smith
- Mance Lipscomb
- Memphis Minnie
- Mississippi John Hurt
- Reverend Gary Davis
- Robert Johnson
- Skip James
- Son House
- Sonny Boy Williamson I
- Sonny Terry
Kansas City blues
Chicago blues
- Albert King
- Bo Diddley
- Buddy Guy
- Elmore James
- Freddie King
- Howlin' Wolf
- John Lee Hooker
- Luther Allison
- Muddy Waters
- Sonny Boy Williamson II
Texas blues
New York blues
Blues moderne (après 1950)
- Albert Collins
- BB King
- Big Mama Thornton
- Bobby Blue Bland
- Clarence Gatemouth Brown
- Eric Clapton
- Etta James
- Guitar Slim
- James Cotton
- Jimi Hendrix
- Jimmy Dawkins
- John Mayall
- Johnny Winter
- Keb Mo
- Keziah Jones
- Koko Taylor
- Lucky Peterson
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Taj Mahal
- Willie Dixon
Gospel
Gospel traditionnel
Gospel contemporain
Jazz
Voir aussi : Liste des musiciens de jazz de A à K & de L à Z.
La liste des artistes d'Acid jazz se trouve dans la rubrique R&B et celle des artistes de Jazz rap dans la rubrique Rap.
Ragtime
Dixieland
Jazz Nouvelle-Orléans
Swing
- The Andrews Sisters
- Art Tatum
- Ben Webster
- Benny Goodman
- Bill Coleman
- Billie Holiday
- Charlie Christian
- Coleman Hawkins
- Count Basie
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Fats Waller
- Freddie Green
- Gene Krupa
- Lester Young
- Lionel Hampton
- Louis Armstrong
- Teddy Wilson
- Tommy Emmanuel
- Django Reinhardt
Bebop
- Bud Powell
- Charles Mingus
- Charlie Parker
- Clifford Brown
- Dexter Gordon
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Kenny Clarke
- Max Roach
- Miles Davis
- Paul Chambers
- Pierre Michelot
- Oscar Peterson
- Sarah Vaughan
- Tadd Dameron
- Thelonious Monk
Hard bop
- Art Blakey
- Bill Evans
- Charles Mingus
- Clifford Brown
- Donald Byrd
- Freddie Hubbard
- Horace Silver
- Jackie McLean
- John Coltrane
- Lee Morgan
- Max Roach
- McCoy Tyner
- Miles Davis
- Pat Martino
- Paul Chambers
- Sonny Clark
- Sonny Rollins
- Wayne Shorter
Post-bop
- Brad Mehldau
- Branford Marsalis
- Charles Mingus
- Charlie Haden
- Chick Corea
- Christian McBride
- Eric Dolphy
- Freddie Hubbard
- Herbie Hancock
- Jim Hall
- Joe Lovano
- Joshua Redman
- Keith Jarrett
- Kenny Garrett
- Pat Metheny
- Ron Carter
- Roy Hargrove
- Sonny Rollins
- Terence Blanchard
- Wayne Shorter
- Wynton Marsalis
Cool jazz / West Coast jazz
- Art Pepper
- Barney Kessel
- Bob Cooper
- Bud Shank
- Chet Baker
- Chico Hamilton
- Clifford Brown
- Dave Brubeck
- Gerry Mulligan
- Lee Konitz
- Lennie Niehaus
- Lennie Tristano
- Miles Davis
- Russ Freeman
- Shelly Manne
- Shorty Rogers
- Stan Getz
Modal jazz
- Bill Evans
- Bob Berg
- David Liebman
- Herbie Hancock
- John Coltrane
- Lonnie Liston Smith
- Michael Brecker
- Miles Davis
- Steve Grossman
Free jazz
- Anthony Braxton
- Archie Shepp
- Cecil Taylor
- Charles Mingus
- Charlie Haden
- Chico Hamilton
- Don Cherry
- Eric Dolphy
- Jackie McLean
- John Coltrane
- Michel Portal
- Ornette Coleman
- Peter Brötzmann
- Pharoah Sanders
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk
- Sonny Sharrock
- Sun Ra
Avant-garde jazz
- Andrew Hill
- Avishai Cohen
- The Bad Plus
- Bill Frisell
- Brad Mehldau
- Carla Bley
- Chick Corea
- Dave Holland
- Esbjörn Svensson Trio
- Frank Zappa
- Gary Peacock
- Jack DeJohnette
- Jan Garbarek
- John Abercrombie
- John Zorn
- Keith Jarrett
- Pat Metheny
- Paul Bley
- Stefano Bollani
- Tord Gustavsen
Soul jazz / Jazz funk
- Billy Cobham
- Cannonball Adderley
- Donald Byrd
- Gene Ammons
- George Benson
- Grant Green
- Grover Washington, Jr.
- Jack McDuff
- Les McCann
- Lonnie Liston Smith
- Lou Donaldson
- Maceo Parker
- Michael Brecker
- Miles Davis
- Pat Martino
- Ramsey Lewis
- Randy Brecker
- Ray Charles
- Roy Ayers
- Stanley Turrentine
- Wes Montgomery
Latin jazz
- Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Astrud Gilberto
- Baden Powell
- Bebo Valdés
- Cal Tjader
- Charlie Byrd
- Chucho Valdés
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Eliane Elias
- Gato Barbieri
- João Gilberto
- Mario Bauza
- Michel Camilo
- Mongo Santamaría
- Paquito d'Rivera
- Poncho Sanchez
- Sanja Maas
- Sergio Mendes
- Stan Getz
- Stan Kenton
- Tito Puente
Jazz manouche
- Angelo Debarre
- Biréli Lagrène
- Boulou Ferré
- Christian Escoudé
- Django Reinhardt
- Elios Ferré
- Raphaël Faÿs
- Romane
- Stéphane Grappelli
- Stochelo Rosenberg
- Sylvain Luc
- Tchavolo Schmitt
Jazz-rock fusion
- Al Di Meola
- Billy Cobham
- Chick Corea
- Frank Zappa
- George Duke
- Herbie Hancock
- Jack DeJohnette
- Jaco Pastorius
- Jean-Luc Ponty
- Joe Zawinul
- John McLaughlin
- John Scofield
- Larry Coryell
- Mahavishnu Orchestra
- Marcus Miller
- Miles Davis
- Pat Metheny
- Soft Machine
- Spyro Gyra
- Stanley Clarke
- Victor Wooten
- Wayne Shorter
- Weather Report
- Yellowjackets
Smooth jazz
- Bob James
- Chuck Mangione
- Dave Grusin
- David Sanborn
- Earl Klugh
- George Benson
- George Duke
- Gerald Albright
- Grover Washington, Jr.
- Herb Alpert
- Jeff Lorber
- Joe Sample
- Larry Carlton
- Lee Ritenour
- Marcus Miller
- Norman Brown
- Pat Metheny Group
- The Rippingtons
- Ronny Jordan
- Wes Montgomery
Nu jazz
- The Cinematic Orchestra
- De-Phazz
- Erik Truffaz
- Jaga Jazzist
- Jazzanova
- Jerome Badini
- Julien Lourau
- Laurent de Wilde
- Llorca
- Nils Petter Molvaer
- NoJazz
- Rubin Steiner
- Sayag Jazz Machine
- Shazz
- St Germain
- Wise
Jazz vocal
- Al Jarreau
- The Andrews Sisters
- Astrud Gilberto
- Billie Holiday
- Carmen McRae
- Cassandra Wilson
- Dean Martin
- Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Diana Krall
- Dianne Reeves
- Dinah Washington
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Frank Sinatra
- Harry Connick Jr.
- Jamie Cullum
- Julie London
- Lisa Ekdahl
- Louis Armstrong
- Michael Bublé
- Nat King Cole
- Nina Simone
- Patricia Barber
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Sarah Vaughan
- Stacey Kent
- Tony Bennett
R&B
Rhythm and blues
- Big Joe Turner
- Billy Wright
- Chuck Berry
- Fats Domino
- Jimmy Rushing
- King Curtis
- Little Richard
- Roy Brown
- Louis Jordan
Voir aussi : la Liste en anglais
Soul
- Aaron Neville
- Al Green
- Aretha Franklin
- Ben E. King
- Betty Everett
- Bill Withers
- Bobby Womack
- Curtis Mayfield
- Diana Ross
- Donny Hathaway
- Eddie Floyd
- Four Tops
- Jackie Wilson
- Labi Siffre
- Little Willie John
- Lionel Richie
- Marvin Gaye
- Otis Redding
- Percy Sledge
- Ray Charles
- Sam and Dave
- Sam Cooke
- Smokey Robinson
- Solomon Burke
- Stevie Wonder
- Syl Johnson
- Temptations
- William Bell
- Willie Mitchell
- Wilson Pickett
Funk
- Alec Mansion
- Babe Ruth
- Billy Ocean
- Bootsy Collins
- Brenda Fassie
- Cameo
- Change
- Cheri
- Chic
- Curtis Mayfield
- James « D-Train » Williams
- Delegation
- Earth, Wind and Fire
- Flowchart
- George Duke
- George Clinton
- Harvey Mason
- Headhunters
- Heat Wave
- Howard Johnson
- Intrigue
- James Brown
- Luther Vandross
- Kool & The Gang
- Lakeside
- Maceo Parker
- Mary Jane Girls
- Michael Jackson
- Mtume
- One Way
- Parliament-Funkadelic
- Prince
- Rick James
- Shalamar
- Secret Weapon
- Sister Sledge
- Skyy
- Sly and The Family Stone
- The Meters
- War
- Zapp
Quiet Storm
- Angela Bofill
- Anita Baker
- Babyface
- Barry White
- Bobby Caldwell
- Brian McKnight
- Chanté Moore
- Gerald Levert
- James Ingram
- Jonathan Butler
- Kenny Lattimore
- Lionel Richie
- Luther Vandross
- Minnie Riperton
- Natalie Cole
- Patti Austin
- Phyllis Hyman
- Rachelle Ferrell
- Randy Crawford
- Regina Belle
- Sade
- Smokey Robinson
- Teddy Pendergrass
- The Commodores
- Will Downing
New Jack Swing
- Aaron Hall
- Another Bad Creation
- Bobby Brown
- Bell Biv DeVoe
- Blackstreet
- Boyz II Men
- En Vogue
- Guy
- Janet Jackson
- Johnny Kemp
- Keith Sweat
- New Edition
- Riff
- SWV
- Today
- Tony! Toni! Toné!
- Troop
- Whistle
- Wreckx-N-Effect
R'n'B
- Aaliyah
- Alicia Keys
- Amerie
- Andania Suri
- Annette Yules
- Ashanti
- Ayushita
- Black Dice
- Beyoncé Knowles
- Blu Cantrell
- Brandy
- Ciara
- Dahlia Poland
- Destiny's Child
- Donell Jones
- Dru Hill
- Faith Evans
- Jagged Edge
- Janet Jackson
- Kelis
- Kelly Rowland
- Keyshia Cole
- Lauryn Hill
- Mariah Carey
- Mario
- Mario Winans
- Mary J. Blige
- Mary Mary
- Missy Elliott
- Mis-Teeq
- Monica
- Montell Jordan
- Mya
- Ne-Yo
- Nivea
- Omarion
- R. Kelly
- Sekar Hapsari
- Sisqo
- TLC
- Toni Braxton
- Toya
- Truth Hurts
- Tweet
- Tyrese
- Zhané
Acid jazz
- Brand New Heavies
- Brooklyn Funk Essentials
- Buckshot LeFonque
- Incognito
- Jamiroquai
- Misty Oldland
- Omar
- Ronny Jordan
- Roy Ayers
- US3
Nu soul
- Alicia Keys
- Amy Winehouse
- Angie Stone
- Annette Yules
- Anthony Hamilton
- Ayushita
- Bilal
- D'Angelo
- Erykah Badu
- Jaguar Wright
- Jill Scott
- John Legend
- Joss Stone
- Lauryn Hill
- Macy Gray
- Maxwell
- Me'shell Ndegeocello
- Musiq Soulchild
- Raphael Saadiq
- Sekar Hapsari
Urban
- Akon
- All Saints
- Andania Suri
- Ayushita
- Baby Bash
- Beyoncé Knowles
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Britney Spears
- Cassie
- Chris Brown
- Christina Aguilera
- Christina Milian
- Ciara
- Destiny's Child
- The-Dream
- Fergie
- The Fugees
- Gwen Stefani
- Kat DeLuna
- Keri Hilson
- Janet Jackson
- Jennifer Lopez
- Justin Timberlake
- Leona Lewis
- Lumidee
- Mario Vasquez
- Mariah Carey
- Mis-Teeq
- Mya
- Natasha Bedingfield
- Nelly Furtado
- Nina Sky
- Nivea
- Paula Abdul
- Pharrell Williams
- The Pussycat Dolls
- Rihanna
- Sean Kingston
- Sekar Hapsari
- Selena Gomez
- Shakira
- T-Pain
Rap
Old School
- Afrika Bambaataa
- Beastie Boys
- Boogie Down Productions
- De La Soul
- Eric B. & Rakim
- Grandmaster Flash
- Heavy D
- Kool Herc
- KRS-One
- Kurtis Blow
- LL Cool J
- MC Hammer
- MC Lyte
- Melle Mel
- Naughty by Nature
- Public Enemy
- Queen Latifah
- Run-DMC
- Salt-n-Pepa
- Sugarhill Gang
- Ultramagnetic MCs
East Coast
- 50 Cent
- Afu-Ra
- Andania Suri
- Big L
- Big Noyd
- Big Punisher
- Busta Rhymes
- DMX
- Eve
- Fabolous
- Fat Joe
- Fugees
- Foxy Brown
- Ghostface Killah
- GZA
- Ja Rule
- Jay-Z
- Joe Budden
- Kool G. Rap
- Lil Kim
- LL Cool J
- Lloyd Banks
- Ma$e
- Method Man
- Mobb Deep
- Nas
- Ol' Dirty Bastard
- P. Diddy
- Rakim
- Raekwon
- Redman
- RZA
- Erick Sermon
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- Wu-Tang Clan
- Young Buck
West Coast / G-Funk
- Coolio
- Eminem
- Dr. Dre
- Eazy-E
- Ice Cube
- Ice-T
- Nate Dogg
- Snoop Dogg
- The Game
- Tupac Shakur
- Warren G
- WC
- Xzibit
Dirty South
Crunk
Midwest rap
Pop/Rap Crossover
- Andania Suri
- Arrested Development
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Bow Wow
- Chingy
- Coolio
- Eminem
- Eve
- The Fugees
- Gym Class Heroes
- House of Pain
- Kanye West
- Kris Kross
- LL Cool J
- MC Hammer
- Missy Elliott
- Nelly
- OutKast
- P. Diddy
- Pharrell Williams
- Pras Michel
- Queen Latifah
- Romeo
- Run DMC
- Soulja Boy
- T-Pain
- Vanilla Ice
- Will.i.am
- Will Smith
- Wyclef Jean
Alternative rap
- A Tribe Called Quest
- Arrested Development
- Asian Dub Foundation
- Beastie Boys
- The Black Eyed Peas
- Blackalicious
- Brand Nubian
- Common
- Cypress Hill
- Dan the Automator
- Danger Mouse
- De La Soul
- Digital Underground
- DJ Shadow
- Fort Minor
- The Fugees
- Gorillaz
- Gym Class Heroes
- Handsome Boy Modeling School
- Jungle Brothers
- Jurassic 5
- Missy Elliott
- N.E.R.D.
- OutKast
- The Pharcyde
- Prince Paul
- Quasimoto
- The Roots
