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 Bob Marley |
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Half-Venezuelan, half-Black father and an Irish mother. The biggest-selling female recording artist of the 1990's. Sold more than 120 million albums and singles worldwide and earned 84 RIAA gold, platinum, and multi-platinum certifications for her singles, albums, and videos. Most recently released the ablum Glitter. |
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 Jimi Hendrix |
His mother was a full-blooded Cherokee and his father was Black. Widely recognized as one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th century, he pioneered the explosive popularity of the electric guitar. Hendrix's innovative style of combining fuzz, feedback and controlled distortion created a new musical form. Because he was unable to read or write music, it is nothing short of remarkable that Jimi Hendrix's meteoric rise in the music took place in just four short years. His unique musical language continues to influence a whole host of modern musicians, from George Clinton to Miles Davis, and Steve Vai to Jonny Lang. |
 Melanie Brown (aka Scary Spice) |
Her mother Andrea is white and her father is from the Caribbean island of Nevis. Most famous for being a member of the pop group Spice Girls, now has a solo career. Click here to read excerpts from an article she wrote on being Mixed. |
 Faith Evans |
Her father is White and her mother is Black. Grammy Award singer who has released two Platinum albums, Faith and Keep the Faith. Won a Grammy for the hit single, "I'll Be Missing You" with Sean "Puffy" Combs and 112, 1997. Received Grammy Award nominations for Best Female R&B Performance ("Love Like This"), Best R & B Performance Duo or Group ("Heartbreak Hotel," with Whitney Houston and Kelly Price) and Best R&B Song ("Heartbreak Hotel")in 2000. Widow of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G. |
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The only child of white TV news producer Sy Kravitz and black actress Roxie Roker (of TV’s The Jeffersons). Albums include Let Love Rule (1989), Mama Said (1991), Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993) Circus (1995) and 5. A string of hit singles and incendiary live shows earned Kravitz a huge following in America and abroad. Won a Grammy award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for his song "Again". |
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 Mya |
Her father is Black and her Mother is Italian. She has released two solo albums, Mya, which went double platinum and Fear of Flying. Nominated for Best New R&B/Soul or Rap Artist and Best Female R&B/Soul Album for the 1999 Soul Train Awards. |
| She has a Black (Nigerian) father and a White (British) mother. Her albums: Diamond Life, Promise, Stronger Than Pride, Love Deluxe, Best Of Sade and Lovers Rock have collectively sold over 50 million albums worldwide, with each selling no less than 3.5 million in the States alone. | |
 Michael Franti |
"I’m African, Native American, Irish and German" say Micahel Franti. Currently he is the lead vocalist for the group Spearhead. Before that he was in a group called The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. On their album Hypocrisy is the Greatest Luxury he wrote a song called Socio-Genetic Experiment exploring what it was like growing up with Mixed heritage, and how others perceived him as he grew up. |
 Foxy Brown |
Foxy says in an interview with MTV, "I'm not Filipino and black ... My family is Trinidadian and Asian." Foxy's first album Ill Na Na went platinum, selling a total of 1.5 million units. Her second album Chyna Doll was the fastest album to go platinum for a female rap artist. She is the the first female rap artist to have a #1 album and is Calvin Klien's first female African-American model. |
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