For over 150 years, African-Americans have gathered on June 19 — the day known as Juneteenth — to celebrate freedom. Check out our latest playlist that’ll have you saying your black and proud!

Black Music Month (or, African-American Music Appreciation Month) is officially known as an annual celebration of the music created by black people in the United States of America and last from June 1st to June 30th of each year. However, this two-part article will feature and celebrate the works of black musicians and their contributions to music by offering a playlist of music from various genres from some of the most pivotal black musicians of all time. So, without re-writing their stories, let’s listen to an alphabetical playlist of some of their greatest hits.