Music of Malta
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While Maltese music today is largely western, traditional Maltese music includes what is known as "għana" (pronounced as aana). This consists of background folk guitar music, while two or three persons take it in turns to argue a point in a melodic voice. The aim of the lyrics, which are improvized, are to create a friendly yet challenging atmosphere, and takes a number of years of practice to be able to combine the required artistic qualities with the ability to debate effectively. A very interesting fact is that the improvized tune is normally sung in an Arabic Mode with quarter tones while the accompaniment is in Tonality, i.e. in a Western European Mode.
Other Maltese music is folk music with emphasis on guitar and tambourine; instrumental music is called daqqaqa. Wind band music, with strong Spanish and Italian influences, are also popular at each annual village or town festival (festa).
[edit] Popular Maltese folk songs
[edit] Popular Maltese folk artists
- Frans Baldacchino "il-Budaj" (għannej)
- Fredu Abela "il-Bamboccu" (għannej)
- Mikiel Abela 'il-Bambinu" (għannej)
- Etnika (folk/jazz band)
[edit] Popular Maltese artists
- Arachnid
- Beangrowers
- Beheaded
- Bitterside
- Chiara
- Corkscrew (band)
- Debbie Scerri
- Dripht
- Enzo Gusman
- Fabrizio Faniello
- Fakawi
- Fire
- Forsaken
- Hidden Sun
- The I-Skandal
- Ira Losco
- Julie Zahra
- Lord Adder
- Ludwig Galea
- Mary Spiteri
- The Myth
- Olivia Lewis
- Ray Buttigieg
- Roger Scannura
- Scar
- Scream Daisy
- Tribali
- Wintermoods
- Xtruppaw
[edit] Popular Maltese Club DJ's
- DJ Armani
- DJ Carlo Borg Bonaci
- DJ J Joy
- DJ John Bundy
- DJ Jonathan Abel
- Miss Roberta
- DJ Ruby
[edit] Popular Maltese Young Artists
- Sophie Debattista
- Kylie Coleiro
- Dario Bezzina
- Christabelle Borg
- Thea Saliba
- Domenique Azzopardi
[edit] External links
- MaltaVoyager - music available for download
- bee & ade: pop jazz / new folk / acoustic duo
- Basement - Dance music and clubbing in Malta
