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A list of the best black rock bands including a few afro-punk and black alternative bands. I While black rock musicians and afro-punks might only be a minority within the United States, remember that in other regions such as South America and Africa, they're the majority. The real irony though of black rock is that rock itself is derived from Rock 'n' Roll, which in turn was derived from african-american jazz and blues. One could argue then that black rock forms a direct line back to rock's true origins. The artists on this list are some of the best out there-- in any genre.

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  1. 1
    Rock music, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Soul music, Post-punk, Punk rock, Jazz, Experimental rock, Funk-rock, Funk, Hardcore punk, Reggae, Rapcore, Rap metal, Funk metal, Reggae fusion More
    South Bronx
    This Is 24-7 Spyz, Heavy Metal Soul by the Pound, Harder Than You, Gumbo Millennium, Strength in Numbers, Temporarily Disconnected, If I Could, 6, Can You Hear the Sound?, Face the Day, Slave to the Music More
    East West Records, In-Effect
  2. 2
    Alternative rock, Jazz fusion, Heavy metal, Roots reggae, Punk rock, Thrash metal, Hardcore punk, Crossover thrash, Reggae More
    Washington, D.C.
    Rise, Black Dots, Rock for Light, Spirit Electricity, Build a Nation, I Against I, Love Is the Answer, Pay to Cum!, Quickness, Live, Live at CBGB's 1982, I & I Survived (dub), Bad Brains, The Youth Are Getting Restless, The Omega Sessions, Live, Banned in D.C.: Bad Brains Greatest Riffs, The Early Years, God of Love, A Bad Brains Reunion Live from Maritime Hall, Attitude: The ROIR sessions, Live at the Fillmore 1982, Omega Sessions, Pay to Cum LP (1979-1981) More
    SST Records, Epic, Warner Bros. Records, Maverick Records, Victory Records, Epic Records, Caroline Records, Megaforce Records, ROIR More
  3. 3
  4. 4

    Black Eyed Peas

  5. 5
    Alternative rock, Progressive rock, Experimental rock, Indie rock, Psychedelic rock More
    Zol!, After Robots, Mystery EP
    Secretly Canadian
  6. 6
    Alternative rock, Alternative dance, Indie rock, Electronica, Post-punk revival, Electro house More
    London
    Little Thoughts, Flux: The Remixes, Two More Years EP, Two More Years EP + Silent Alarm Remixed, Intimacy, One More Chance, Banquet / Staying Fat, The Pioneers, Two More Years, A Weekend in the City, Signs, Helicopter, Intimacy: Live at Tempelhof, Little Thoughts EP, Silent Alarm Remixed, Silent Alarm, Live at Reading, Intimacy Remixed, One Month Off, Mercury, A Weekend in the City, So Here We Are / Positive Tension, She's Hearing Voices, Flux, So Here We Are, I Still Remember, Hunting for Witches, Tulips, Banquet, Banquet, Live at SXSW, Live at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 2005, God Bless Bloc Party, Live at the Paradiso, So Here We Are, Bloc Party, 2004-2005, A Weekend in the City: Live From Channel 4 and More, The Prayer, Little Thoughts / Tulips More
    Atlantic Records, V2 Records, Dim Mak Records, Wichita Recordings
  7. 7
  8. 8
    Country, Bluegrass, Old-time music, String band
    Heritage, Genuine Negro Jig, Carolina Chocolate Drops & Joe Thompson, Colored Aristocracy: Sankofa Strings, Dona Got a Ramblin’ Mind More
    Nonesuch Records, Atlantic Records
  9. 9
    Hardcore punk, Metalcore
    Protoculture, Children of Gods Fire
    Uprising Records
  10. 10
    Rock music, Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Contemporary R&B, Rock and roll, Neo soul More
    Atlanta
    The Headphone Masterpiece, Black Skin No Value
  11. 11

    Crown of Thorns

    Eternal Death, The Burning
  12. 12
    Soul music, Funk, Reggae, Music of Africa
    The Best of Cymande, The Soul of Rasta, Cymande, Second Time Round, Promised Heights, Nyah-Rock, The Message, Nyah-Rock, Arrival, Renegades of Funk More
    Janus Records
  13. 13
    Alternative rock, Hard rock, Blues-rock, Indie rock
    Canada
    Never Too Loud, Bounce, Sleep Is the Enemy, My Love Is Bold, Danko Jones EP, Below The Belt, I'm Alive and On Fire, We Sweat Blood, This Is Danko Jones, Born a Lion, Lovercall, Play the Blues, Sound of Love, I Want You, B-Sides, This Is, B-Sides More
    Aquarius Records, Bad Taste Records
  14. 14

    Dearling Physique

  15. 15
    Heavy metal, Thrash metal, Death metal, Progressive metal, Technical death metal More
    Orlando
    Live in L.A., Symbolic, Scream Bloody Gore, Back From the Dead, Live in Eindhoven, Spiritual Healing, Leprosy, Death by Metal, Rigor Mortis, Fate: The Best of Death, Reign of Terror: Demo, Live at Ruby's Pub, Back from the Dead, The Sound of Perseverance, Reign of Terror, Infernal Live, Human, Individual Thought Patterns, Live in Cottbus '98, Live in Tampa, Mutilation, Infernal Death More
    Relativity Records, Nuclear Blast, Roadrunner Records, Relapse Records, Combat Records More
  16. 16
    Jazz fusion
    Avoid the Funk: A Defunkt Anthology, Live & Reunified, Defunkt Special Edition: A Blues Tribute - Jimi Hendrix & Muddy Waters, Razor's Edge, Live at The Knitting Factory, Journey, Thermonuclear Sweat, Defunkt, In America, Defunkt + Thermonuclear Sweat, Crisis More
  17. 17

    Divisible

  18. 18
    Rock music, Hard rock, Blues-rock
    Suspicious Package, Soft Targets
    Some Records
  19. 19

    Ebony Bones

  20. 20

    Faith

    Heavy metal, Doom metal
    Sweden
    Salvation Lies Within, Sorg
  21. 21
    Alternative rock, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Soul music, Punk rock, Alternative metal, Indie rock, Funk-rock, Funk, Reggae, Ska, Funk metal, Ska punk, Reggae fusion More
    Los Angeles
    Ma and Pa, Truth and Soul, Live in Amsterdam, The Reality of My Surroundings, Fight the Youth, Party at Ground Zero, Live at the Temple Bar and More, Chim Chim's Badass Revenge, Everyday Sunshine / Fight the Youth, Sunless Saturday, Bonin' in the Boneyard, Fishbone's Familyhood Nexperience - The Friendliest Psychosis of All, Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx, Give a Monkey a Brain..., Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe, Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Friendliest Psychosis of All, Singles, Fishbone 101: Nuttasaurusmeg Fossil Fuelin' the Fonkay, In Your Face, Everyday Sunshine, Fishbone Live, The Best of Fishbone, It's a Wonderful Life, Set The Booty Up Right, Still Stuck in Your Throat, The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx, Chim Chim's Bad Ass Revenge, The Essential Fishbone, Fishbone, It's a Wonderful Life (Gonna Have a Good Time), Fishbone, Singles More
    Columbia Records, Hollywood Records, Rowdy Records
  22. 22
    Funk, Jam band, Rock music, Heavy metal, Rhythm and blues, Ska, Experimental rock, Funk-rock, Soul music, Funk metal More
    Atlanta
    Follow for Now
    Chrysalis Records
  23. 23
    Progressive rock, Soul music, Funk-rock, Funk, Psychedelic rock, P-Funk, Acid rock, Psychedelic soul More
    United States of America
    Let's Take It to the Stage, Funk Gets Stronger, America Eats Its Young, Tales of Kidd Funkadelic, Uncle Jam Wants You, Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow, Suitably Funky, Toys, Live: Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan – 12th September 1971, Connections & Disconnections, One Nation Under a Groove, The Whole Funk & Nothing But The Funk : Definitive Funkadelic 1976 - 1981, Motor City Madness: The Ultimate Funkadelic Westbound Compilation, Uncle Jam Wants You, The Electric Spanking of War Babies, By Way Of The Drum, Standing on the Verge of Getting It On, Funkadelic, One Nation Under a Groove, Ultimate Funkadelic, The Mothership Connection - Live from Houston, Maggot Brain, Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow: Remastered, The Very Best of Funkadelic - 1976-1981, Funkadelic, Finest, Cosmic Slop, Funkadelic Live - Meadowbrook, Rochester, Michigan 1971, The Original Cosmic Funk Crew, The Whole Funk & Nothing but the Funk, The Essential Funkadelic, Funkadelic compilations, Hardcore Jollies, Music for Your Mother, Music for Your Mother: Funkadelic 45s, Motor City Madness, The Best of Funkadelic More
    Warner Bros. Records, Westbound Records
  24. 24

    Galaxy of Tar

  25. 25

    Game Rebellion

    Sounds Like a Riot

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