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Genre
harlem renaissance
Parent Genre: easy listening

The Harlem Renaissance music genre emerged in the 1920s and 1930s in the United States, particularly in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. It was characterized by a fusion of African American musical styles, including jazz, blues, and swing. The music was often accompanied by improvisation and featured complex rhythms and harmonies. The genre was popularized by a number of influential musicians who helped to shape the sound, style, and culture of the era.


Top artists of harlem renaissance genre

Louis Armstrong
Billie Holiday
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Fats Waller
William Grant Still
Cab Calloway
Joséphine Baker
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List of harlem renaissance artists

Here is a list of harlem renaissance artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the harlem renaissance genre. You can find out what harlem renaissance genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Louis Armstrong
69 13 55 30 82 53 108 2672569
2
Billie Holiday
64 2 52 17 89 41 105 1746205
3
Count Basie
61 27 58 31 76 63 124 328824
4
Duke Ellington
57 43 49 26 82 43 110 822103
5
Fats Waller
45 21 66 26 88 64 117 120126
6
William Grant Still
43 0 0 0 0 0 0 6636
7
Cab Calloway
41 4 65 33 90 68 121 134370
8
Joséphine Baker
39 7 52 24 94 57 112 35237
9
Chick Webb
38 35 65 39 86 77 149 22642
10
Lena Horne
38 0 50 22 81 42 118 52798
11
Bessie Smith
36 4 61 11 99 46 95 141589
12
Jelly Roll Morton
33 74 61 31 96 79 117 40613
13
James P. Johnson
32 86 49 32 98 79 127 12478
14
Fletcher Henderson
30 67 66 41 97 82 131 21969
15
Dorothy Dandridge
30 1 50 20 81 30 109 7158
16
Paul Robeson
28 14 33 20 93 32 110 18254
17
Ethel Waters
27 6 51 21 98 50 103 14846
18
Alberta Hunter
25 26 50 26 66 43 105 19913
19
Ma Rainey
25 15 56 20 99 49 91 46707
20
Sidney Bechet and his New Orleans Feetwarmers
23 65 63 34 84 71 113 2445
21
Mamie Smith
22 44 47 26 100 59 115 12159
22
Willie "The Lion" Smith
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 4939
23
Trixie Smith
21 22 72 22 97 64 99 4939
24
Pigmeat Markham
18 0 75 65 62 81 98 12372
25
Victoria Spivey
17 20 68 28 98 67 94 7006
26
Marian Anderson
16 0 30 12 99 18 94 6988
27
The Jungle Band
13 11 60 1 99 35 89 673
28
Eubie Blake
12 84 47 31 98 69 141 4043
29
Cleo Brown
11 48 68 21 90 76 150 982
30
Adelaide Hall
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 850
31
Clarence Williams' Blue Five
9 39 59 28 100 70 134 2725
32
Ethel Waters & The Travellers
9 0 44 16 99 51 86 156
33
Noble Sissle
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 244
34
Gladys Bentley
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3014
35
The Chocolate Dandies
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 988
36
Bert Williams
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 682
37
Johnny Dunn
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 83
38
Roland Hayes
4 2 36 4 96 20 135 589
39
Rosa Henderson
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 563
40
Fred Longshaw
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
41
Fess Williams
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 227
42
Nina Mae Mckinney
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
43
Margaret Johnson
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 96
44
The Savoy Bearcats
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
45
Moms Mabley
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2557
46
Mantan Moreland
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 183
47
Wilbur C. Sweatman's Original Jazz Band
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
48
Thomas Morris & His Seven Hot Babes
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63
49
Perry Bradford
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 129