World & Folk Traditions
22 entries in the World & Folk Traditions compendium.
Thomas MapfumoZimbabwean musician who created Chimurenga music and criticized governments.TinariwenTuareg collective pioneering desert blues with guitar-driven rebellion.Titiek PuspaIndonesian singer and songwriter of enduring influence.Toots and the MaytalsJamaican vocal group that named the reggae genre.Trịnh Công SơnVietnamese songwriter, painter, and poet widely considered the nation's best.Tunde KingFounder of Jùjú music in Lagos.Turlough O'CarolanBlind harper and composer, considered by some Ireland's national composer.Vassilis TsitsanisGreek composer and bouzouki player, founder of modern Rebetiko.Vigen (entertainer)Iranian pop singer and actor, pioneer of modern Persian pop.Violeta ParraChilean folklorist and pioneer of the Nueva Canción Chilena.Víctor JaraChilean folk singer and activist murdered after the 1973 coup.Youssou N'DourSenegalese singer who pioneered mbalax and served as a minister.Zeki MürenTurkish classical music icon, actor, poet, and state artist.Zohar ArgovIsraeli Mizrahi singer known as 'the king' and a controversial figure.Zucchero FornaciariItalian blues pioneer and international recording artist.TéléphoneFrench rock band formed in 1976, split in 1986.Udo JürgensAustrian composer and singer who modernized German-language pop music.Yoko KannoJapanese composer of iconic anime and game soundtracks.Yossele RosenblattAshkenazi chazzan and composer who shaped cantorial music's Golden Age.Majrooh SultanpuriIndian Urdu poet and Hindi film lyricist.O. P. NayyarIndian music director known for rhythmic, melodious film scores.A. R. RahmanIndian composer known for Tamil and Hindi film scores.
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