Belgium is a cultural crossroads where Flemish Dutch-speaking and Walloon French-speaking inhabitants mix with German minorities and immigrant communities from Republic of the Congo and other distant countries. Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen) are inhabitants of Flanders in the widest sense of the term, i. ... The term Walloon may refer to either the Walloon language, or to the ethnic people of the same name. ...

Vive la Fête, a Belgian electropop group

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Classical Music

• André Ernest Modeste Grétry (1741-1813), born in Liège, composer, moved to France in 1767.

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Romantic Music

• Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881), born in Verviers, virtuoso violinist and composer.
• César Franck (1822–1890), born in Liège, composer, moved to Paris in 1844.
• Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931), born in Liège, violinist and composer, brilliant soloist, professor in Brussels from 1886.
• Guillaume Lekeu (1870-1894), born in Verviers, composer.

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20th Century

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Folk music

Belgian folk music has survived the 20th century much more effectively than folk traditions in most other countries due to the efforts of ethnomusicologists early in the century. In the 1950s Bobbejaan Schoepen recorded his own absolutely crazy folk music often singing in the dialect of his native Brussels. He was also a a virtuoso whistler. Consequently, there was an ample repertoire and documentation of traditional Flemish music in the 1960s and early 1970s, when people like Wannes Van de Velde, Herman Dewit, Walter de Buck and Hubert Boone led a folk revival. Some of these musicians, especially Van de Velde, modernized Belgian folk music by using self-penned urban songs using influences from Spain and Greece. Wannes, for example, sang in the dialect of his native Antwerp and collaborated with Amparo Cortés, a Spanish flamenco singer. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Bobbejaan Schoepen Bobbejaan Schoepen (born Modest Schoepen, May 16, 1925, Boom, Antwerp) is a Flemish entertainer, singer, guitarist, composer, actor, and founder of the Bobbejaanland amusement park in Belgium. ... Nickname: The Capital Of Europe, Comic City City of a 100 Museums[] Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989  - Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area    - City 162 (Region) km²  (62. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Wannes Van de Velde is a Flemish singer-songwriter from Belgium, well-known throughout the Low Countries. ... Antwerp is the northernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... Bailaora (dancer) of Flamenco Belén Maya, photograph taken by Gilles Larrain at his studio, 2001 Flamenco is one of the great European nonacademic musical genres. ...

The 1970s saw increased popularity of modernized folk music, with bands like Rum and Hubert Boone's influential Brabants Volksorkest. During the 1980s, folk became less popular, with only a few folk-rock bands like Kadril achieving much success, but Herman Dewit founded an annual music course in Gooik which kept the scene alive. In the mid-1990s, groups like Ambrozijn, Fluxus, Marc Hauman & De Moeite, EmBRUN, Laïs emerged from these yearly events. The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ... Folk rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... Gooik is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Fluxus (from to flow) is an art movement noted for the blending of different artistic disciplines, primarily visual art but also music and literature. ... Laïs (Celtic for voice) is a Flemish group, bringing contemporary folk and world music in a unique manner. ...

Walloon folk music has not had as vibrant a revival as Flemish, but artists like Coïncidence, Remy Dubois, Luc Pilartz, Rue du Village and Claude Flagel have kept the folk traditions alive.

African music

Since the early 1980s, African musicians have played an important part on the Belgian scene, especially those from the former Belgian colony of Congo. Congolese-Belgian Princesse Mansia M'Bila, Rwandan-Belgian Cécile Kayirebwa and Dieudonné Kabongo led this wave that soon incorporated Argentinean tango music, Moroccan oud and other music from around the world. The 1990s saw the emergence of Zap Mama, a group of Congolese-Belgian women who played a fusion of Pygmy and other African music with European influences. The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Motto En unión y libertad(Spanish) In Union and Freedom Anthem Himno Nacional Argentino Capital (and largest city) Buenos Aires Official languages Spanish Government Federal republic  -  President Néstor Kirchner  -  Vice President Daniel Scioli Independence from Spain   -  May Revolution 25 May 1810   -  Declared 9 July 1816   -  Recognized 1821 (by... Tango music is traditionally played by an orquesta típica, a sextet which includes two violins, piano, doublebass, and two bandoneons. ... Front and rear views of an oud. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Zap Mama is a Belgian musical group headed by Marie Daulne. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Electronic music

• Front 242
• Klinik
• Praga Khan
• Telex
• Sylver
• Milk Inc.
• Ian Van Dahl
• Lasgo
• Kate Ryan
• Jessy De Smet
• D.H.T.
• Zippora
• La Luna
• Dee Dee
• Peter Luts
• Dj Wout

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Indie scene

Flanders has a lively indie scene, sprouted from Antwerp where dEUS is probably the most famous, next to other people and groups like Zita Swoon (formerly Moondog Jr), Kiss My Jazz, Dead Man Ray, Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung. In the noise genre Antwerp houses the pioneer band Club Moral. Ghent also has a booming indie scene: de Portables, Barbie Bangkok, Absynthe Minded, Fifty Foot Combo, ’t Hof van Commerce (immigrants from Izegem), Vive La Fête, Das Pop, Awaken and the successful Soulwax bring indierock with a slightly rougher edge than their Antwerp fellows, while The Vogues (Brussels) have a British-influenced sound. Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... dEUS is an indie rock band based in Antwerp, Belgium, currently consisting of Tom Barman (vocals and guitar), Klaas Janzoons (keyboards and violin), Stéphane Misseghers (drums), Alan Gevaert (bass) and Mauro Pawlowski (guitar and vocals). ... Zita Swoon is a Belgian indie rock group founded by Stef Kamil Carlens, a former member of dEUS. // Members Original members Stef Kamil Carlens - vocals, guitar, piano Tom Pintens - guitar, backing vocals, piano, clarinet Aarich Jespers - drums, percussion Additional members On A Song About A Girls: Amel Sera - percussion Joris... Kiss My Jazz is a group of musicians based in Antwerp, Belgium. ... Dead Man Ray is a Belgian rock band. ... DAAU (short for Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung) is a music group from Antwerp, Belgium. ... For the Irish mythological figure, see Naoise. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Club Moral is a Belgian noise band formed in 1981 by Danny Devos and Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven based in Antwerp. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province East Flanders Arrondissement Ghent Coordinates Area 156. ... Absynthe Minded is a Belgian rock/jazz. ... Vive la Fête at a concert in Paradiso, Amsterdam in 2001 Vive La Fête (French for Long live the party) is an Electropop band, founded in 1997 in Ghent (Belgium). ... Das Pop is a Belgian pop music band, who became internationally known with their album I ♥ Das Pop. ... AWAKEN is an underground music project based in Belgium. ... Soulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, is an alternative rock band hailing from Ghent, Belgium. ...

Chanson

The greatest Belgian chansonnier was Jacques Brel but others like Salvatore Adamo, Pierre Rapsat, Arno, Maurane and Lara Fabian have enjoyed some success in other French-speaking countries. Brel on a cover of Les Adieux à lOlympia concert album (1966) Jacques Brel (April 8, 1929 – October 9, 1978) was a respected Belgian French-speaking singer-songwriter, considered by many as a poet as well, given the power of his lyrics. ... Salvatore Adamo (born 1 November 1943 in Comiso, Italy) is one of the most commercially successful singers in Europe. ... Arno can refer to: the Arno River in Italy Arno Bay, South Australia the singer Arno Hintjens the American cartoonist Peter Arno the German sculptor Arno Breker Madame Arno, Parisian artist and fighter. ... Lara Fabian on the cover of her self-titled English debut album Lara Fabian (born Lara Crokaert January 9, 1970 in Etterbeek, Belgium) is an international Belgian-Canadian francophone singer, known for her vocal prowess and skilled technique. ...

Jazz

Some major jazz musicians have come from Belgium. These include:

• Django Reinhardt (who spent most of his life in France)
• Toots Thielemans
• Philip Catherine
• Bert Joris
• Steve Houben
• René Thomas
• Bobby Jaspar
• Jacques Pelzer
• BHerman Sandy

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Blues

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Trip-Hop

Hooverphonic is one of the most famous trip-hop band of the world and can be considered as one of the most important Belgian band of these last years.Ozark Henry (a great success in whole Belgium) and Airlock are Belgians as well. Hooverphonic is a Belgian rock/pop group formed in 1995. ... Piet Goddaer (born April 29, 1970), better known by his stage name Ozark Henry, is a Belgian musician. ... An airlock is a device which permits the passage of objects, people, and the like, between a pressure vessel and its surrounding space while minimizing the change of pressure—and loss of air—in the vessel. ...

Rock

• Flesh Colour
• Punk rock
• The Klan (Mod Freakbeat Garage Psych)

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References

• Rans, Paul. "Flemish, Walloon and Global Fusion". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 1: Africa, Europe and the Middle East, pp 25-30. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0

See also

• List of Belgian bands and artists

A list of Belgian bands and artists of all times. ...

External links

• The Wack Attack Barrack (English/Dutch)
• Belgian Pop & Rock Archives (English/Dutch)
• BelgianMusic (Dutch only)
• Belgian & Dutch Music Archive (Dutch only)
• belTunes (English/Dutch)