The great lyrical singers Africa
Napier or Botha? Gasparyan or Matshikiza? It is difficult for inquiring minds to tackle a field as large and diverse as the lyrical art, covering 10 centuries of history: there are many lyrical artists in the world. Making a selection of musicians, such as a “top 10” for example, is a difficult and subjective exercise. A musical selection is often the expression of personal preferences or artistic opinions, very interesting but also very different according to critics or musicologists, or simply influenced by the context: will an English lyrical singer not be instinctively privileged by an English critic?
For example: in France, Roberto Alagna, a French tenor, is more popular than the Russian mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova, who is more renowned throughout the world.
Timeline of lyrical singers in Africa
Whoever wants to discover opera does not always have an experienced music lover, an expert or an educator at his or her side to support and guide him or her in this field. So : Napier (South African singer) or Botha (South African operatic tenor (1965-2016)) ? Kakudji (Congolese opera singer) or Koya (Nigerian gospel singer, opera singer, actress, songwriter and poet) ? However, the knowledge available about musicians is enormous. It was processed to select the 10, 25, 50... most popular lyrical singers around the world, for those living or having lived en Africa, . And this objectively, and for the first time (soclassiq exclusivity).
Lyrical singers rendered as a timeline to bring a little perspective:
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ComposersConductorsLyrical singersPerformers 2024
This timeline is interactive to navigate through the ages or across continents (with ).
Top 10 lyrical singers in Africa
Who are these greatest lyrical singers, the most famous over the 1880-2020 era in Africa? The carreer of these musician has marked the history of lyric art. There are those you probably know, or at least by name and the others.
Here are these 10 lyrical singers, renowned artists from around the world:
The selections of musicians (lyrical singers) proposed by soclassiq are based exclusively on algorithms. The same applies to the composers, their works, the performers, les orchestras, the conductors and the venues : opera houses, concert halls or festivals.
What about the others? 25, 50 or more?
Summarizing to 10 musician names such a wide and diverse field may seem extreme or too simplistic for those who know lyrical art well, for those who can easily name 50 or more lyrical singers. der Walt, Yende, Ntshebe, Caire, El-Hefny, Dalberg, Schultz...
At this time, soclassiq has listed more than 14000 lyrical singers. So here is a selection of some lyrical singers for the years 1880-2020, in Africa, widely recognized around the world:
Note:
- This selection may include highly reputed artists and musicians who have occasionally devoted themselves to classical music and not exclusively.
Mahieddine Bachtarzi The great lyrical singers
1897-1986 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Joyce Barker The great lyrical singers
1931-1992 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Rachid Ben Abdeslam The great lyrical singers
age 53 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Noreen Berry The great lyrical singers
1931-2012 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Albina Bini The great lyrical singers
1899-1998 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Kelebogile Boikanyo The great lyrical singers
age 36 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Bob Borowsky The great lyrical singers
age 95 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Johan Botha The great lyrical singers
1965-2016 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Doris Brasch The great lyrical singers
1929-2012 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Michelle Breedt The great lyrical singers
age 56 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Reda Caire The great lyrical singers
1905-1963 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Willy Clément The great lyrical singers
1918-1965 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Mimi Coertse The great lyrical singers
age 91 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Elizabeth Connell The great lyrical singers
1946-2012 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Frederick Dalberg The great lyrical singers
1907-1988 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Virginia Davids The great lyrical singers
age 69 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Elza van den Heever The great lyrical singers
age 45 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Deon van der Walt The great lyrical singers
1958-2005 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Ratiba El-Hefny The great lyrical singers
1931-2013 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Migran Erkat The great lyrical singers
1921-1986 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Gohar Gasparyan The great lyrical singers
1924-2007 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Jacques Greg-Belobo The great lyrical singers
age 53 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Fanie de Jager The great lyrical singers
age 75 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Serge Kakudji The great lyrical singers
age 35 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Hasan Kami The great lyrical singers
1936-2018 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Gé Korsten The great lyrical singers
1927-1999 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Abiodun Koya The great lyrical singers
age 43 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi The great lyrical singers
age 45 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Pumeza Matshikiza The great lyrical singers
age 45 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Marita Napier The great lyrical singers
1939-2004 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Siphiwo Ntshebe The great lyrical singers
1974-2010 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Dawn Padmore The great lyrical singers
age 57 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Aviva Pelham The great lyrical singers
age 76 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Christian du Plessis The great lyrical singers
age 79 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Gert Potgieter The great lyrical singers
1929-1977 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Sally du Randt The great lyrical singers
age 58 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Kobie van Rensburg The great lyrical singers
age 54 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Fatma Said The great lyrical singers
age 33 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Gidon Saks The great lyrical singers
age 64 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer
Golda Schultz The great lyrical singers
age 41 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Abel Selaocoe The great lyrical singers
age 32 (20th century)
Composer, Performer & Lyrical singer
Amira Selim The great lyrical singers
age 48 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Zanne Stapelberg The great lyrical singers
age 46 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Désirée Talbot The great lyrical singers
1926-2020 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Armine Tutunjyan The great lyrical singers
1921-2011 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
Pretty Yende The great lyrical singers
age 39 (20th century)
Lyrical singer
See also...
Timelines : Lyrical singers
- The great lyrical singers
- Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- The great 20th-century lyrical singers [II.] (1950 - 2000)
- Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- The great 20th-century lyrical singers [I.] (1900 - 1950)
- Europe * North America * South America * Asia * Oceania * Africa
- The great 19th-century lyrical singers (1850 - 1900)
Indexes
- All lyrical singers : by voice type * by country
- by alphabetical order : A * B * C * D * E * F * G * H * I * J * K * L * M * N * O * P * Q * R * S * T * U * V * W * X * Y * Z
- Young artists (Lyrical singers)
Other timelines
- Composers : 10 centuries of classical music
- The great classical music conductors
- The great classical music performers
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Last update : 2024-04-10