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50 Great Voices is a NPR yearlong series from 2010 to 2011 to profile 50 singers who have made their mark internationally and across recorded history revealing the selected voices one by one about weekly.
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| Release date (Year/month/day) | Title and selected voice | Genre and keywords |
|---|---|---|
| 2010/01/25 | Iggy Pop : The Voice As Weapon [2] | Hard rock Punk rock |
| 2010/02/01 | Ahmad Zahir : The Voice Of The Golden Years [3] | Music of Afghanistan "Afghanistan's Elvis" |
| 2010/02/08 | Mahalia Jackson : Voice Of The Civil Rights Movement [4] | Gospel music |
| 2010/02/15 | Maria Callas : Voice Of Perfect Imperfection [5] | Opera Soprano |
| 2010/02/22 | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan : The Voice Of Pakistan [6] | Qawwali Ghazal Jazz fusion |
| 2010/03/01 | Asha Bhosle : The Voice Of Bollywood And More [7] | Bollywood Playback singer Indian classical music |
| 2010/03/08 | Elis Regina : The Feeling Between The Notes [8] | MPB Bossa nova |
| 2010/03/15 | Umm Kulthum : 'The Lady' Of Cairo [9] | Arabic music |
| 2010/03/22 | Jackie Wilson : The Singer And The Showman [10] | R&B Soul music |
| 2010/03/29 | Ella Fitzgerald : America's First Lady Of Song [11] | Jazz Pop music |
| 2010/04/05 | Esma Redžepova : 'Queen Of The Gypsies' [12] | Romani music |
| 2010/04/12 | Sezen Aksu : The Voice Of Istanbul [13] | Turkish pop music |
| 2010/04/19 | Nat King Cole : An Incandescent Voice [14] | Jazz Pop music |
| 2010/04/26 | Dennis Brown : The 'Crown Prince' Of Reggae [15] | Reggae Lovers rock |
| 2010/05/03 | Roy Orbison : A Great Voice, A Lonely Sound [16] | Rock music |
| 2010/05/10 | Radmilla Cody : Two Cultures, One Voice [17] | Navajo people |
| 2010/05/17 | Enrico Caruso , And Confessions Of An Operaholic [18] | Opera Tenor |
| 2010/05/24 | Lydia Mendoza : The First Lady Of Tejano [19] | Tejano Norteño |
| 2010/06/07 | Janis Joplin : The Queen Of Rock [20] | Blues rock Psychedelic rock |
| 2010/06/14 | Sandy Denny : Mercurial Queen Of British Folk Rock [21] | British folk rock |
| 2010/06/21 | Donny Hathaway : Neglected Heart Of Soul [22] | Chicago soul |
| 2010/06/28 | The Many Voices Of Lauryn Hill [23] | R&B, Soul Hip hop music |
| 2010/07/12 | Fairuz: Lebanon's Voice Of Hope [24] | Arabic music Music of Lebanon |
| 2010/07/19 | John McCormack : The Charming Irish Tenor [25] | Opera, Tenor Popular music Music of Ireland |
| 2010/07/26 | Khaled: The King Of Rai [26] | Raï Music of Algeria |
| 2010/08/02 | Biggie Smalls: The Voice That Influenced A Generation [27] | Hip hop music |
| 2010/08/07 | Björk: A Celestial Voice [28] | Alternative rock Avant-garde music Music of Iceland |
| 2010/08/23 | Twinkie Clark : Riffing On Gospel [29] | Gospel music Musical improvisation |
| 2010/08/23 | Irma Thomas : The Soul Queen Of New Orleans [30] | R&B, Soul, Blues Music of New Orleans |
| 2010/08/30 | Freddie Mercury : Rock 'N' Roll's Humble Showman [31] | Rock, Hard rock Glam rock |
| 2010/09/06 | Yossele Rosenblatt : The Cantor With The Heavenly Voice [32] | Jewish music |
| 2010/09/13 | Carlos Gardel : Argentina's Tango Maestro [33] | Tango music |
| 2010/09/20 | Robert Plant : Born In England; Made In America [34] | Rock |
| 2010/09/27 | Mohammad-Reza Shajarian : Protest Through Poetry [35] | Persian traditional music Music of Iran |
| 2010/10/04 | Howlin' Wolf: Booming Voice Of The Blues [36] | Chicago blues |
| 2010/10/11 | Kitty Wells : The Queen Of Country Music [37] | Country music Honky-tonk Nashville sound |
| 2010/10/18 | Amália Rodrigues : The Voice Of Extreme Expression [38] | Fado |
| 2010/10/25 | Celia Cruz : The Voice From Havana [39] | Salsa music Son, Guaracha |
| 2010/11/02 | Concha Buika : The Voice Of Freedom [40] | Flamenco Copla, Soul, Jazz |
| 2010/11/08 | Plácido Domingo : The Spellbinding Voice Of A Titan Tenor [41] | Opera, Tenor |
| 2010/11/15 | Chavela Vargas : The Voice Of Triumph [42] | Ranchera |
| 2010/11/22 | Billie Holiday : Emotional Power Through Song [43] | Jazz, Blues Torch song |
| 2010/11/29 | Luther Vandross : The Velvet Voice [44] | Contemporary R&B Soul, Pop music |
| 2010/12/06 | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole : The Voice Of Hawaii [45] | Music of Hawaii |
| 2010/12/13 | George Jones : The Voice Of Heartbreak [46] | Country music Rockabilly |
| 2010/12/27 | Youssou N'Dour : The Voice Of Senegal [47] | Mbalax Music of Senegal |
| 2011/01/03 | Camarón de la Isla: The Voice Of Flamenco [48] | New Flamenco Flamenco |
| 2011/01/11 | Meredith Monk : A Voice For All Time [49] | Avant-garde music |
| 2011/02/01 | Dianne Reeves : A Jazz Voice With Pop Sensibilities [50] | Jazz |
| 2011/03/08 | Montserrat Caballé : A Voice Of Passionate Grandeur [51] | Opera, Soprano Bel canto |
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