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The great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000) Africa

 

Selim or Plessis? Said or El-Hefny? 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.

Lyrical singers

1950-2000+, Africa


a. Timeline

b. Top 10, the most famous

c. Some others also well-known


The information presented below (timeline, top 10, alphabetical index) is absolutely neutral. They are the result of a strictly quantitative analysis, based only on global and independent sources. They were treated without favouring any particular musician or excluding any artist deemed less relevant by elitism, conformism or for any other reason.

Timeline of lyrical singers, between 1950 and 2000+ 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 : Selim (singer) or Plessis (British opera singer) ? Tutunjyan (Armenian opera singer) or Bachtarzi (Algerian opera singer, actor, writer and director) ? 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, between 1950 and 2000+. 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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Albina Bini 18991998
Amira Selim 1976
Joyce Barker 19311992
Gert Potgieter 19291977<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">Kelebogile  </span>BoikanyoKelebogile Boikanyo 1988
Christian du Plessis 1944
Deon van der Walt 19582005
Fanie de Jager 1949
Serge Kakudji 1989Migran Erkat 19211986
Ratiba El-Hefny 19312013
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">Jacques  </span>ImbrailoJacques Imbrailo 1979
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">Kobie van  </span>RensburgKobie van Rensburg 1969Cecilia Wessels 18951970
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">Pretty  </span>YendePretty Yende 1985Mahieddine Bachtarzi 18971986
Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi 1979
Gé Korsten 19271999
Elizabeth Connell 19462012
Zanne Stapelberg 1977
Marita Napier 19392004
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">Gohar  </span>GasparyanGohar Gasparyan 19242007
Gidon Saks 1960
Armine Tutunjyan 19212011
Mimi Coertse 1932
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">Réjane  </span>MagloireRéjane Magloire 1964
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">Pumeza  </span>MatshikizaPumeza Matshikiza 1979
Abiodun Koya 1980Reda Caire 19051963
Rachid Ben Abdeslam 1970
Désirée Talbot 1926
Siphiwo Ntshebe 19742010Willy Clément 19181965
Gladys Hugo 18951988
Michelle Breedt 1967
<span class="d-none d-md-inline-block text-muted mr-1">Fatma  </span>SaidFatma Said 1991Frederick Dalberg 19071988
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This timeline is interactive to navigate through the ages or across continents (with ).

Top 10 lyrical singers in Africa for the years 1950-2000+

Who are these greatest lyrical singers, the most famous over the 1950-2000+ 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:

10

  • Barker J.
  • Coertse M.
  • Connell E.
  • der Walt D.
  • El-Hefny R.
  • Gasparyan Gasparyan G.
  • Koya A.
  • Ntshebe S.
  • Said Said F.
  • Yende Yende P.

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. Coertse, Barker, Stapelberg, Napier, Ntshebe, Yende, Koya...

At this time, soclassiq has listed more than 14000 lyrical singers. So here is a selection of some lyrical singers for the years 1950-2000+, 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.

A

Rachid Ben AbdeslamThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 50 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Christopher AinslieThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 43 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


B

Mahieddine BachtarziThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1897-1986 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Joyce BarkerThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1931-1992 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Noreen BerryThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1931-2012 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Albina BiniThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1899-1998 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Kelebogile <strong>Boikanyo</strong> Kelebogile BoikanyoThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 33 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Bob BorowskyThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 92 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Doris BraschThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1929-2012 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Michelle BreedtThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 53 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


C

Reda CaireThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1905-1963 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Willy ClémentThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1918-1965 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Mimi CoertseThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 88 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Elizabeth ConnellThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1946-2012 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


D

Frederick DalbergThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1907-1988 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Deon van der WaltThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1958-2005 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer


E

Ratiba El-HefnyThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1931-2013 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Migran ErkatThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1921-1986 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


G

Gohar <strong>Gasparyan</strong> Gohar GasparyanThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1924-2007 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


H

Gladys HugoThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1895-1988 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


I

Jacques <strong>Imbrailo</strong> Jacques ImbrailoThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 42 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer


J

Fanie de JagerThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 71 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer


K

Serge KakudjiThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 32 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

... K

Hassan KamyThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1936-2018 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Gé KorstenThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1927-1999 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Abiodun KoyaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 40 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


L

Stéfan LouwThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 48 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


M

Réjane <strong>Magloire</strong> Réjane MagloireThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 56 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Tsakane Valentine MaswanganyiThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 41 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Pumeza <strong>Matshikiza</strong> Pumeza MatshikizaThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 41 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


N

Marita NapierThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1939-2004 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Siphiwo NtshebeThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1974-2010 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


P

Dawn PadmoreThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 53 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Aviva PelhamThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 73 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Christian du PlessisThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 76 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Gert PotgieterThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1929-1977 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


R

Sally du RandtThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 55 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Kobie van <strong>Rensburg</strong> Kobie van RensburgThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 51 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


S

Fatma <strong>Said</strong> Fatma SaidThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 30 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Gidon SaksThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 61 (20th century)
Performer & Lyrical singer

Amira SelimThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 45 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Zanne StapelbergThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 43 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


T

Désirée TalbotThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 94 (20th century)
Lyrical singer

Armine TutunjyanThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1921-2011 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


W

Cecilia WesselsThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
1895-1970 (20th century)
Lyrical singer


Y

Pretty <strong>Yende</strong> Pretty YendeThe great 20th-century lyrical singers (1950-2000)
age 35 (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

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