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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. Classical Music During The Centuries Belgium Produced Several Notable Names In The Field Of Classical Music. In The 15th And 16th Century Composers Like Guillaume Dufay Orlando Di Lasso Josquin Des Prez Reached European Acclaim. André Ernest Modeste Grétry Was The Most Famous Composer- Born In What Is Now Called Belgium- Of The 18th Century. The 19th Century Supplied Composers Like Henri Vieuxtemps César Franck Guillaume Lekeu And Eugène Ysaÿe. The Famous German Composer Ludwig Van Beethoven Was Of Flemish Descent And His Grandfather who Was Born In Mechelen . At The End Of The 20th Century The Most Notable Belgian Composer Was Wim Mertens. In The Field Of Opera Baritons Jules Bastin And José Van Dam Have Become The Most Famous And Internationally Successful Belgian Opera Singers. In The Lighter Classical Genre Flemish Singer Helmut Lotti Reached Huge International Success With His Interpretations Of Popular Opera Songs For Large Audiences. Blues And Jazz One Of The Most Famous Jazz Instruments The Saxophone Was Invented By A Belgian Adolphe Sax. Some Known Belgian Blues Artists Are Elmore D who Sings In English And Walloon Dialect The Flemish Roland Van Campenhout also Known As Roland And The Brussels Band Tomahawk Blues Band. In The 1930s The Belgian Gypsy Guitarist Django Reinhardt Became One Of The First Important Jazz Musicians To Be Born In Europe And One Of The Most Important Jazz Guitarists Of All Time. In 1949 Toots Thielemans Joined A Jam Session In Paris With Sidney Bechet Charlie Parker Miles Davis Max Roach And Others. He Moved To The US In 1952 Where He Was A Member Of Charlie Parker's All-Stars. Toots Thielemans Is Often Credited By Jazz Aficionados And Jazz Critics Of Being The Greatest Jazz Mouth Hamonica Player Of The Century. His Music Has Been Used In Films Like Midnight Cowboy And Turkish Delight And Television Series Such As Sesame Street And Baantjer. Other Wellknown Belgian Artists Are Aka Moon Bobby Jaspar Bert Joris Philip Catherine Steve Houben Octurn And René Thomas Folk And Other Traditional Music Bobbejaan Schoepen Has Been A Pioneer In Belgian Vaudeville And Popmusic Since The Late 1940s. Not Only Was He The First Belgian Singer To Manage An International Breakthrough He Was Also The First To Use Modern Equipment A Personal Tourbus And A System Of Artist Sponsoring. He Also Introduced The First Country & Western Recordings In The Low Countries And Germany. In The 1950s Bobbejaan Schoepen Recorded His Own Absolutely Crazy Folk Music Often Singing In The Dialect Of His Native Brussels. He Is Also A Virtuoso Whistler. During The 1950s And Following Decades The Most Popular Enduring Commercial And Critical Successful Flemish Singer Was Will Tura Whose Most Well Known Hit In Flanders Is "Ik Ben Zo Eenzaam Zonder Jou" 1963 "I'm So Lonely Without You" . The Most Popular And Enduring Artists In Flanders And The Netherlands Who Sing In Either Their Flemish Dialect Or Standard Dutch Are Eddy Wally Raymond Van Het Groenewoud De Kreuners Clouseau Gorki band Noordkaap And De Fixkes. 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. Chanson The Greatest Belgian Chansonnier Was Jacques Brel Whose Classic Songs Have Been Covered By Several International Artists Such As David Bowie Frank Sinatra Scott Walker And Terry Jacks. Others Like Salvatore Adamo Pierre Rapsat Arno Maurane Axelle Red And Lara Fabian Have Also Enjoyed Some Success In Other French-Speaking Countries. Pop Rock And Indie Rock In 1959 The Belgian Singer Of Italian Descent Rocco Granata Scored A Big European Hit With "Marina". The Singing Nun Soeur Sourire Had An International Number One Hit In 1963 With Dominique song . When Folk And Hippie Culture Finally Hit A Chord Around The World The Groups The Pebbles "Seven Horses In The Sky" "I Get Around" And The Wallace Collection "Daydream" Have Considerable Success In Other Countries. Due To A Lack Of Real Professional Management These Few Pop Groups Fail To Build Out A Durable International Career A Trend Which Continues During The 1970s When The Most Successful Artists Sing In Their Native Tongue. The Only Real New International Successful Artist Is Plastic Bertrand. See "Punk" Below . Real International Success For Belgian Acts Begins In 1980 With The Rock Group TC Matic They Are Quite Popular In The Rest Of Europe With Numbers Like "Oh La La La" And "Putain Putain". Lead Singer Arno Later Started His Own Successful Solo Career. Many Groups And Artists Have Considerable Success In Other Countries But They Usually Don't Reach Much Further Than West Europe. Notable Exceptions Are Maurane Jo Lemaire Soulsister "The Way To Your Heart" 1987 And Vaya Con Dios "Puerto Rico" 1988 . In The Early 1990s Many Alternative Rock Bands Finally Start To Achieve Larger International Acclaim And Success. In Antwerp A Lively Indie Rock Scene Sprouts Where DEUS Is Probably The Most Famous Next To Other People And Groups Like Zita Swoon formerly Moondog Jr Evil Superstars Kiss My Jazz Dead Man Ray K's Choice "I'm Not An Addict" And Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung. In The Noise Genre Antwerp Houses The Pioneer Band Club Moral. Ghent Also Has A Booming Indie Scene Absynthe Minded Das Pop Millionaire Zornik Admiral Freebee 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. Other Popular Artists Are Kate Ryan And Gabriel Rios. Punk The Most Wellknown Belgian Punk Bands Are Chainsaw The Kids Belgian Band "Fascist Cops" "There Will Be No Next Time" Janez Detd Funeral Dress And Plastic Bertrand Who Had A Worldwide Hit With "Ça Plane Pour Moi" 1978 . Trip-Hop Hooverphonic A Famous Belgian Trip-Hop Band Who Scored Hits With "Mad About You" And "Vinegar And Salt" . Electronic Music The Earliest Belgian Electronica Act Was Telex "Moskow Diskow" "Eurovision" . Frontman Marc Moulin Later Moved On To Pursue A Solo Career. At The End Of The 1980s Belgium Started To Play A Very Important Role In The Development Of House Music. A New Genre Newbeat Was Created And Scored International Hits With Acts Like The Confettis "The Sound Of C." 1988 Front 242. The Group Technotronic Has A Massive International Hit With Pump Up The Jam. In The 1990s Acts Like The Partially Dutch-Belgian 2 Unlimited "No Limit" And The Flemish Lords Of Acid And Praga Khan Were Internationally Successful. Other Internationally Renowned Belgian Dance Acts Are 2 Many Dj's a Spin-Off From The Group Soulwax Sylver Milk Inc. Vive La Fête ... 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. Read More On Last.Fm. User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply. Belgian Every artist, every band, and every song you can imagine, from the newest to the oldest, are easily accessible through Frogtoon Music. Get ready to indulge yourself and allow the music to enrich your soul, ignite your passion, awaken your emotions, and bring back some beautiful memories. The following is a directory of top artists and bands from Belgium:

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Belgium - Top artists and bands:

Angèle
Angèle
Bhavi
Bhavi
Shay
Shay
Charlotte Adigéry
Charlotte Adigéry
Claire Laffut
Claire Laffut
BaaskaT
BaaskaT
Larry
Larry
Ariis
Ariis
Dystinct
Dystinct
Stikstof
Stikstof
Matt Hellfield Project
Matt Hellfield Project
Voice Actor
Voice Actor
Compact Disk Dummies
Compact Disk Dummies
Le Dé
Le Dé
Brihang
Brihang
#LikeMe Cast
#LikeMe Cast
RARE AKUMA
RARE AKUMA
Metejoor
Metejoor
Vijay & Sofia Zlatko
Vijay & Sofia Zlatko
Jullian
Jullian
Yung Mavu
Yung Mavu
Haiden
Haiden
Konoba
Konoba
Baloji
Baloji
Dirk.
Dirk.
Reysi
Reysi
Warhola
Warhola
DJ Jules
DJ Jules
The Colorist Orchestra
The Colorist Orchestra
Bakari
Bakari
ASA MOTO
ASA MOTO
Senamo
Senamo
Chardy
Chardy
WiLDViBES
WiLDViBES
Hiddn
Hiddn
Chérine
Chérine
Tawsen
Tawsen
Ricky Razu
Ricky Razu
Nordmann
Nordmann
Amongster
Amongster
Glints
Glints
Manny
Manny
Yasmine
Yasmine
Wouter Dewit
Wouter Dewit
Jabo
Jabo
Laura Omloop
Laura Omloop
VANITAS命死
VANITAS命死
Saule
Saule
Will Tura
Will Tura
3 Are Legend
3 Are Legend
Freddie Konings
Freddie Konings
Todiefor
Todiefor
2 Belgen
2 Belgen
Sages Comme Des Sauvages
Sages Comme Des Sauvages
Le 77
Le 77
Natsu Fuji
Natsu Fuji
Niels Destadsbader
Niels Destadsbader
PARSA
PARSA
Jay Dunham
Jay Dunham
Chibi Ichigo
Chibi Ichigo
Tinne Oltmans
Tinne Oltmans
Max Lean
Max Lean
Starflam
Starflam
Ramkot
Ramkot
Madou
Madou
The Starlings
The Starlings
Kleine Crack
Kleine Crack
It It Anita
It It Anita
Hush!
Hush!
Stef Kamil Carlens
Stef Kamil Carlens
Robert Falcon
Robert Falcon
Kevin Imbrechts
Kevin Imbrechts
EMS Synthi 100
EMS Synthi 100
Sunflower
Sunflower
Gestapo Knallmuzik
Gestapo Knallmuzik
Greg Dela
Greg Dela
Stacks
Stacks
The Guru Guru
The Guru Guru
The Colorist
The Colorist
Jan Verstraeten
Jan Verstraeten
Steven Vrancken
Steven Vrancken
Gala Dragot
Gala Dragot
Curtis Alto
Curtis Alto
SVDKO
SVDKO
Van Echelpoel
Van Echelpoel
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse
DIMARO
DIMARO
RonnyHuana
RonnyHuana
Sacha Robotti
Sacha Robotti
René Costy
René Costy
LES DÉMÉNAGEURS
LES DÉMÉNAGEURS
Rori
Rori
LE MOTEL
LE MOTEL
Go March
Go March
Sleepers' Reign
Sleepers' Reign
Sensu
Sensu