Check out: Fela Kuti- Afro-beat/drum/political Aesop Rock- eclectic Hip-Hop Granola Funk Express- concious hip-hop, funk, jazz fusion rainbow vibe. Yonder Mountain String Band- bluegrass/jam grass and whoever said Xavier Rudd, I second that.
I'm sorry I never responded... I forgot about this thread lol. I'm still in the process of checking out some of these bands out. Little sky, I am now in love with Josh Pyke, and like'n me some Ben Harper Thank you! !
Quincy Jones, Lisa Stanfield, Allman Bros, Don Carlos, Switch, Tribe, Micheal Buble, Emmanuel, a few I was burning to today. It depends on how far you are going with it, Dabbling or Total Immersion?