American and Japanese funk outfit.

American and Japanese funk outfit.

Backup singer for James Brown with tight Osaka-based soul ensemble.

Hip-hop soul.

Backup singer for James Brown with tight Osaka-based soul ensemble.

Hip-hop poet.

Two day urban music festival.

Hip-hop soul.

The most progressive R&B singer to emerge in the 90s.

Popular funk outfit from the 70s and 80s.

The most progressive R&B singer to emerge in the 90s.

Veteran alternative hip-hop group from LA.

Funk-jazz trio from upstate New York.

Funk-jazz trio from upstate New York.

One of the great R&B songwriters of the past 30 years and a smooth performer.

One of the great R&B songwriters of the past 30 years and a smooth performer.