Contributing Artists

Abena Koomson
Adele Lutz
Airto Moreira
Akua Naru
Alex Cox
Alex Delaunay
Alexander Abreu
Alexis Taylor
Alice Smith
Alison Krauss
Almaz
Aloe Blacc
Amayo
American Music Club
amiina
Amiri Baraka
Andrew Bird
Andrés Calamaro
Andres Levin
Angélique Kidjo
Angelo Badalamenti
Anna Caram
Annie Lennox
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Antonio Chainho
Antony
Antibalas
Apollo Nove
Arcade Fire
Archie Shepp
Arnaldo Antunes
Arto Lindsay
Assume Vivid Astro Focus
Astrud Gilberto
Atom
Aztec Camera
Baaba Maal
Babe The Blue Oxl
Baloji
Bajah
Banda Feminina Didá
Barbara Kruger
Barbara Manning
Batman Zavarese
Beach House
Beastie Boys
Beats International
Bebel Gilberto
Beck
Beirut
Ben Chapman
Ben Gibbard
Bernie Worrell
Bikini Kill
Bilal
Bill Irwin
Billy Ray Cyrus
Biz Markie
Blonde Redhead
Blood Orange
Bob Mould
Bobby Womack
Bonga
Bon Iver
Branford Marsalis
Brazilian Girls
Brian Eno
Bright Eyes
Brittany Howard
Brooks + Dunn
Bruce Ashley
Bruce Weber
Buckwild
Buffalo Tom
Bugz in the Attic
Built To Spill
Buju Banton
Busta Rhymes
C+C Music Factory
Caetano Veloso
Café Tacuba
Carl Perkins
Carlos Darci
Carlos Maria Trindade
Carleen Anderson
Carlinhos Brown
Carlos Varela
Caron Wheeler
Carrie Fisher
Case
Cat Power
Cazuza
Celly Cel
Cesária Évora
Cerebral Vortex
Céu
Chance the Rapper
Chateau Flight
Cheikh Lô
Chico Science
Childish Gambino
Chris Thile
Christian McBride
Chubb Rock
Cibo Matto
Kaoudoing Cissoko
Clara Moreno
Clark Terry
Clint Black
Colin Stetson
Common
Common Sense
Coolio
Cradle Robbers
Crosby, Stills + Nash
Crystal Waters
Cuca
CuCu Diamantes
Cults
Curtis Mayfield
Curumin
D’Angelo
Da Beatminerz
Daniel Hope
Dave Brody
Dave Sitek (Tvtor)
Davi Morales
David Byrne
David Bowie
David Morales
David Torrens
David Wojnarowicz
Davina
De La Soul
dead prez
Debbie Harry
Delfins
Derek Jarman
Devendra Banhart
Diamond D.
Diego Frenkel
Digable Planets
Dirty Projectors
Djavan
Djelimady Tounkara
DJ Dolores
DJ Krazy
DJ Krush
DJ Rif
DJ Soul Slinger
DJ Spooky
DJ Wally
Doc Watson
Dolly Parton
Domenico
Domino
Don Cherry
Donald Byrd
Dr. John
Dream Warriors
Dru Hill
Duane Eddy
Duncan Sheik
Durutti Column
Dustin O’Halloran
Dustin Reid
Earl Scruggs
East River Pipe
Ed Lachman
Eightball + MJG
Ekvât
Eli Sudbrack
Emergency Broadcast Network
EMF
Emicida
Erasure
Ernie Brooks
Ernest Ranglin
Eugene Hütz
Everything But The Girl
Faith Evans
Fat Joe
Feist
Femi Anikulapo Kuti
Fernanda Takai
Filipa Pais
Filipe Mukenga
Fine Young Cannibals
Finley Quaye
Fishbone
Flora Purim
Flying Nuns
Folk Implosion
Forró In The Dark
Francesco Tristano
Frankie Knuckles
Fred 04
Free Kitten
Frown
Funk N’ Lata

Funny Garbage
Future Bible Heroes
Gabriel Kahane
Gangsta P
Gastr Del Sol
Gary Bartz
Gary Panter
Geggy Tah
Gender Infinity
General D
George Michael
Gerald Levert
Gilberto Gil
Gillian Welch
Glen Hansard
Goh Hotoda
Goo Goo Dolls
Goodie Mob
Grey McMurray
Grifters
Grizzly Bear
Groove Collective
Groove Theory
Guru
Hal Hartley
Hank Corwin
Heavenly
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Mann
Hole
Hot Chip
Hubert Laws
Huggy Bear
Hurricane G.
Iggy Pop
Incognito
Irma Thomas
Iron + Wine
Isaar
Ivan Neville
Jackson Browne
Janja Gomes
Jay Farrar
Javelin
Jean Baptiste Mondino
Jean Paul Gaultier
Jeff Parker
Jennie Livingston
Jerry + Tammy Sullivan
Jim Jarmusch
Jim McKay
Jimmy Dale Gilmore
Jimmy Somerville
Jimmy Webb
João Parahyba
Jody Watley
Joey Negro
John Hiatt
John Legend
John Malkovitch
John Maybury
John Scarlett-Davies
Jonathan Demme
Johnny Cash
Jonathan Richman
Jorge Ben Jor
Jorge Continentino
Jose Gonzalez
José Luis Cortés
Joshua Redman
Joyce Moreno
Juan Perro
Juicy
Julianna Barwick
Jungle Brothers
Just a Band
Kassin
Kathy Mattea
kd lang
Keith Haring
Kelis
Kelly Willis
Kelvis Ochoa
Kermit Ruffins
Ketama
Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene)
Kevin Kerslake
Kid Loco
King
King Brit
King Changó
Kirsty Maccoll
Kronos Quartet
Kuku
Kyp Malone
L.E.S.
La Ley
Laika
Last Poets members Umar Bin Hassan and Abiodun Oyewole
Lateef
Laurie Anderson
Lauryn Hill
Ledisi
Lenine
Les Negresses Vertes
Les Nubians
Lester Bowie
Levon Helm
Liam Finn
Liquorice
Lisa Germano
Lisa Stansfield
Little Scream
Lonnie Holley
L’Orchestre De La Katuba
Los Autenticos Decadentes
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
Los Lobos
Los Pericos
Los Van Van
Lou Reed
Luscious Jackson
Lura
M1
Mac Mall
Macy Gray
Madlib
Mad Professor
Madonna
Madredeus
Maggie Estep
Malik Yoba
Majestic 12
Mannie Fresh
Manu Dibango
Manuel Ocampo
Marc Broussard
Marcos Valle
Marina Gasolina
Mario Caldato Jr.
Marisa Monte
Mark Chesnutt
Mark Collie
Mark Eitzel
Mark Pellington
Marky Mark
Marty Stuart
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary J. Blige
Mario Caldato, Jr.
Matt Mahurin
Matthew Modine
Matthew Rolston
Matthew Sweet
Max Richter
Maxwell
Mayra Andrade
MC Skeey
MC Solaar
Meat Beat Manifesto
Melissa Etheridge
Mellow Man Ace
Me’Shell NdegeOcéllo
Mia Doi Todd
Michael Stipe
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
Milton Glaser
Milton Nascimento
MixMaster Mike
Mobb Deep
Moby
Mona Lisa
Money Boss Players
Money Mark
Monica
Monifah
Monoaural
Montell Jordan
Morcheeba
More
Moreno Veloso
Mr. Rico
My Bloody Valentine
My Brightest Diamond
My Morning Jacket
N.A.S.A
Naçao Zumbi
Naná Vasconcelos
Nanci Griffith
Natalie Merchant
Neil Jordan
Nellee Hooper
Neneh Cherry
Netos Do N’Gumbé
Neville Brothers
Nick Gomez
Nile Rodgers
Nirvana
Nitemoves

Nneka
Noise Addict
O.C.
Of Montreal
Oh Mercy
Omar
Om’mas Keith
Organized Konfusion
Orleans Avenue
Orq. Contemporánea De Olinda
Os Mutantes
Osdalgia
Otto
Partners-N-Crime
Patti Smith
Patty Loveless
Paul De Jong
Paulo Bragança
Pavement
Percy Adlon
Pete Rock
Peter Zummo
Pharoah Sanders
Phenomenal Handclap Band
Philippe Gautier
Phil and Keith Frazier
Phosphorescent
Pia Ercole
PM Dawn
Positive Black Soul
Positive Force
Posuma
Prefuse 73
Prince Paul
Q-Tip
Quadron
?uestlove
Radney Foster
Ramsey Lewis
Randy Scruggs
Ray Lema
Redding Hunter
Reign
Remedies
Res
Riceboy Sleeps
Richard Gere
Richard Reed Parry
Richie Rich
Rita Lee
Rob Moose
Roberto Carlos “Cucurucho” Rodriguez Valdés
Rodney Crowell
Rodrigo Amarante
Roger Lewis
Roger Pomphrey
Ron Blake
Ron Carter
Ronny Jordan
Roy Hargrove
Rubblebucket
Ruben Blades
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Sabrina Johnston
Sadat X
Sade
Sadjo Djolo Koiate
Sahr Ngaujah
Salif Keita
Sam Amidon
Sam Kang
Sammy Kershaw
Sandy McLeod
Sarah Cracknell
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Neufeld
Scissor Sisters
Seal
Sean Lett
Secousse
Segun
Sen Dog
Sepultura
Seu Jorge
Shara Worden
Shelby Lynne
Simentera
Sinead O’Connor
Sinkane
Skylab
Sly & Robbie
Sly and the Family Stone
Smashing Pumpkins
Smoke City
Sonic Youth
Soul Asylum
Soul Coughing
Soundgarden
Spearhead/Michael Franti
Spice 1
Spoek Mathambo
Spookey Ruben
Spoon
Stephen Kroninger
Stereolab
Steve Lillywhite
Steve McLean
Steven Meisel
Sting
Straightjacket Fits
Stuart Bogie
Stuart Matthewman
Stuart Murdoch
Sue Coe
Suede
Sufjan Stevens
Superhuman Happiness
Suzan Pitt
Suzy Bogguss
SWV
Syd Straw
Taj Mahal
Tamra Davis
Talib Kweli
Taiwo
Tha Boogie
Thalma De Freitas
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down
The Autumn Defense
The Books
The Breeders
The Decemberists
The Gift of Gab
The Lost Boyz
The Mavericks
The National
The New Pornographers
The Pharcyde
The Pogues
The Revival Hour
The Roots
The Sea and Cake
The Soultronics
The Verlaines
Thompson Twins
Ticklah
Tó Ricciardi
Todd Terry
Todos Tus Muertos
Tom Waits
Tom Zé
Tomandandy
Tony Allen
Tony Remy
Tony Rich
Tortoise
Toshiyuki Yasuda
Tosin
Total
Trio Mocotó
Trombone Shorty
Twin Danger
Tunde Adebimpe
tUnE-yArDs
U2
Uncle Tupelo
Underground Sound of Lisbon
United Future Organization
Urge Overkill
US3
Vassar Clements
Vanessa Da Mata
VEGA INTL.
Victimas del Dr. Cerebro
Victor Axelrod
Vinícius Cantuária
Wah Wah Watson
Waylon Jennings
Whoopi Goldberg
Wilco
Willie Nelson
Wim Wenders
Wu Tang Clan
Wunmi
Yeasayer
Yerba Beuna!
Yo La Tengo
Young Disciples
Youth Brigade
Yuki Nakajima
Zak Ove
Zaki Ibrahim
Zé Luis
Zhané