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Dawn Richard　

New Orleans, Louisiana native Dawn Richard, the daughter of Chocolate Milk percussionist and vocalist Frank Richard, released her first solo material under the name Dawn Angelique. The alb ..more

Demigodz　

Derrick May / Jimmy Edgar　

Donna Allen　

Donna Allen launched her vocal career in the early ’80s. The Floridian joined the band Hi-Octane and toured with them a year before leaving for the group Trama. She then formed Donna Allen ..more

Doppelgangaz　

Dj Havana Brown　

Devlin (Hip Hop)　

Davion Farris　

DJ Koze　

Hamburg’s Stefan Kozalla is a DJ, producer, and member of International Pony who goes by the name of DJ Koze. Prior to releasing a mix album on Kompakt, early 2004’s {^All People Is My Fri ..more

Diana Ross & Supremes　

Diana Ross　

As a solo artist, Diana Ross is one of the most successful female singers of the rock era. If you factor in her work as the lead singer of the Supremes in the 1960s, she may be the mos ..more

Dazz Band　

The Cleveland-based Dazz Band was one of the more popular funk groups of the early ’80s. Bobby Harris formed the group in the late ’70s, merging two Cleveland funk bands, Bell Telefunk ..more

Donny Hathaway　

Donny Hathaway was one of the brightest new voices in soul music at the dawn of the ’70s, possessed of a smooth, gospel-inflected romantic croon that was also at home on fiery protest materia ..more

Daft Punk　

In similar company with new-school French progressive dance artists such as Motorbass, Air, Cassius, and Dimitri from Paris, Parisian duo Daft Punk quickly rose to acclaim by adapting a ..more

Darkstar (Dance)　

D'angelo　

D’Angelo was one of the founding fathers and leading lights of the neo-soul movement of the mid- to late ’90s, which aimed to bring the organic flavor of classic R＆B back to the hip-hop ag ..more

Dionne Warwick　

It is easier to define Dionne Warwick by what she isn’t rather than what she is. Although she grew up singing in church, she is not a gospel singer. Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan are c ..more

Dee Dee Warwick　

Like Darlene Love and Cissy Houston, Dee Dee Warwick’s considerable gifts as a soul singer were mostly confined to session work. And like Aretha Franklin’s sisters, Dee Dee had to st ..more

DJ KAORI　

DJ Shadow　

DJ Shadow’s Josh Davis is widely credited as a key figure in developing the experimental instrumental hip-hop style associated with the London-based Mo’ Wax label. His early singles for the l ..more