Month
CYCLE A - 2022-23
Artist/s
Genre
September The Beatles Pop
October James Brown R&B soul and pop
November Pulp Indie pop and rock
December Billie Holiday Jazz
January Led Zepplin Rock
February Queen Rock and Pop
March Oasis Indie pop and rock
April Holst Classical and English folklore
May Whitney Houston Pop
June Clara Schumann Romanticism
July Buena Vista Social Club Musica tropicale
Month
CYCLE B - 2023-24
Artist/s
Genre
September Stevie Wonder Rhythm and Blues
October Tracy Chapman Folk, blues and rock
November Bjork Alternative/Indie
December Tchaikovsky Classical
January Freddie Mercury Rock and Pop
February Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Indian pop
March Beyonce R&B and pop
April Abba Pop
May Beethoven Classical
June Gong Kebyar Balinese gamelan
July Take That Pop
September
October
November
December
CYCLE C - 2024-25
Artist/s
Taylor Swift Country
Marvin Gaye R&B, soul
David Bowie Alternative, Pop
Elton John Pop
January Florence Price African American classical
February
March
April
May
June
July
September
October
Reem Kelani Jazz
Mozart Classical
Joni Mitchell Folk
Fisherman’s Friends Folk
Aretha Franklin R&B, soul
Guarinder Kaur Kainth (Miss Pooja) Bhangra
CYCLE D - 2025-26
Artist/s
Kate Bush Progressive pop
Stevie Wonder Rhythm and Blues
November Hildegard of Bingen Hymns and chants
December Ladysmith Black Mambazo African choral
January Hans Zimmer Electronic
February
March
April
May
June
July
The Supremes R&B, soul
Annie Lennox Pop and rock
Bessie Smith Blues and jazz
Kishori Amonker Classical
Buena Vista Social Club Son, danzón, bolero, and guajira
Barbar Strozzi Baroque
Month
September
CYCLE E – 2026-27
Artist/s Genre
Lord Kitchener Calypso
October Sister Rosetta Tharpe Gospel
November Jacquieline du Pre Classical
December Anna Meredith Dance/electronic
January Damon Albarn Indie/rock
February
Antonio Vivaldi Classical
March The Chieftains Folk
April
Samuel Coleridge Taylor Classical
May Edith Pilaf Cabaret pop
June Kodo Taiko drumming
July Kylie Minogue Pop
Month
September
October
CYCLE F – 2027-28
Artist/s
Anna Clyne Acoustic and electroacoustic
Ella Fitzgerald Jazz
November Te Waka Huia Contemporary trap beats
December Sigur Ros Alternative/Indie
January
Elvis Presley Rock
February Delia Derbyshire Pop, country, rockabilly, rhythm, and blues, adult contemporary, and gospel.
March Idina Menzel Pop
April
A.R. Rahman Carnatic music, Western and Hindustani classical music
May Amalia Rodrigues Fado genre
June Shirley Bassey R&B, soul
July Guan Pinghu Guqin music