--- title: Kamala Harris Makes African-American Music Month Playlist description: In celebration of African-American Music Appreciation Month, Senator Kamala Harris curated a playlist that ranges from Marvin Gaye to Migos. canonical: https://time.com/4825234/kamala-harris-playlist-african-american-music-month/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-20T18:08:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:44:41.616Z og:title: Listen to Kamala Harris' Playlist for African-American Music Appreciation Month og:description: It ranges from Nina Simone to Migos og:url: https://time.com/4825234/kamala-harris-playlist-african-american-music-month/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta151f76ce8fb87ed/6988d264cd1bba0a56705b63/kamala-harris-playlist.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Former FBI Director James Comey Testifies og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Listen to Kamala Harris' Playlist for African-American Music Appreciation Month twitter:description: It ranges from Nina Simone to Migos twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta151f76ce8fb87ed/6988d264cd1bba0a56705b63/kamala-harris-playlist.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Listen to Senator Kamala Harris' Genre-Hopping Playlist for African-American Music Appreciation Month > Sponsored content. 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Kamala Harris, D-Calif., questions former FBI Director James Comey during the Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on "Russian Federation Efforts to Interfere in the 2016 U.S. Elections" on Thursday, June 8, 2017\. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) UNITED STATES - JUNE 8: Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., questions former FBI Director James Comey during the Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on "Russian Federation Efforts to Interfere in the 2016 U.S. Elections" on Thursday, June 8, 2017\. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Bill Clark—CQ-Roll Call,Inc.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 20, 2017 6:08 PM UTC While [Senator Kamala Harris](http://time.com/3665461/kamala-harris-senate/) might be best known for [her tenacity on the Senate floor](http://fortune.com/2017/06/13/senator-kamala-jeff-sessions-testimony-john-mccain/), she might also consider a second career moonlighting as a DJ thanks to her impeccable taste in music, something she confirmed with a Spotify playlist commemorating African-American Music Appreciation Month. In an interview with [_Blavity_](https://blavity.com/senator-harris-releases-spotify-playlist-to-celebrate-african-american-music-month), the California senator revealed a perfectly curated playlist of 45 songs that span genres and eras including R&B, jazz, gospel, soul, pop, funk, reggae, and hip-hop. Artists on the playlist include musical icons like Marvin Gaye and Nina Simone as well as fresh talent like Chance the Rapper and [Migos](http://time.com/4628583/donald-glovers-migos-golden-globes-2017/). Harris told _Blavity_ that African-American music is an important part of the creative narrative of the country. “Our nation has an indelible soundtrack, songs that have become anthems recognized across the world,” she said. “Much of that soundtrack is inspired and informed by the vast contributions of African-American artists in jazz, R&B, rap, hip-hop, and beyond. No matter where you are from or what you look like, music is a bond that can bring us all together. To celebrate African-American music is to dance, sing, and even march to the rhythms that have long served as vehicles for honesty, inspiration, struggle, success and joy.” Harris’ very excellent music curation also puts her in good company with another politician: former President Barack Obama. The former POTUS [was famous for his playlists](http://time.com/4629441/barack-obama-playlists/), so much so that [Spotify jokingly offered him a job after he finished his time at the White House](http://time.com/money/4629285/barack-obama-spotify-job-president-of-playlists/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4825234/kamala-harris-playlist-african-american-music-month/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4825234/kamala-harris-playlist-african-american-music-month/"},"headline":"Listen to Senator Kamala Harris' Genre-Hopping Playlist for African-American Music Appreciation Month","datePublished":"2017-06-20T18:08:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:44:41.616Z","description":"It ranges from Nina Simone to Migos","url":"https://time.com/4825234/kamala-harris-playlist-african-american-music-month/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","Kamala Harris"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta151f76ce8fb87ed/6988d264cd1bba0a56705b63/kamala-harris-playlist.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta151f76ce8fb87ed/6988d264cd1bba0a56705b63/kamala-harris-playlist.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Former FBI Director James Comey Testifies","caption":"Former FBI Director James Comey Testifies","creditText":"Bill Clark—CQ-Roll Call,Inc.","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4825234/kamala-harris-playlist-african-american-music-month/","name":"Listen to Senator Kamala Harris' Genre-Hopping Playlist for African-American Music Appreciation Month"}}]}] ```