NPR is asking people to log on to its website and vote for your five favorite singers out of a list of about 100. Then, the site will announce the singers that made it into the top 50, the ones who will be celebrated when the series officially starts in January.
The Muslims included in NPR’s list are:
Nusrat Fateh Ali of Pakistan
Youssou N’Dour of Senegal
Mohammed Reza Shajarian of Iran
Umm Kulthoum of Egypt
Alim Qasimov of Azerbaijan
Khaled of Algeria
Busta Rhymes (yes, really)