Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel is an English musician and singer-songwriter, known first as the theatrical frontman of the progressive rock band Genesis, then for an influential solo career blending world music, art rock, and electronic experimentation.
His work includes hits like "Sledgehammer" and "In Your Eyes." He co-founded the WOMAD festival and the Real World record label, championing global music.
Traditional international musical styles
- African rhythmsTraditional continental percussion styles
- SenegaleseOf a Francophone West African nation
- fusionJoining into unity
- globalRelating to entire world
cross-cultural · ethnomusicology · polyrhythms · percussion · collaboration · non-Western · indigenous · multicultural
Powerful consuming emotion
- Geffen RecordsAmerican record label
- music videoVisual companion to songs
- MTVYouth-oriented video network
- stop-motionAnimation using posed objects
Human rights advocacy group
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- South AfricaRainbow nation
- advocacyPleading for a cause
Steve Biko · social justice · awareness · campaigns · solidarity · freedom · oppression · censorship
Ambitious, complex popular music
- concept albumMusically linked song collection
- rock operaNarrative album performed theatrically
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- costumesClothes for assuming roles
Allowing mutual exchange
- CD-ROMOptical storage medium
- EveGenesis matriarch
- digital distributionSending content via internet
- samplingExtracting subset for study
synthesis · innovation · pioneer · audio-visual · surround sound · immersive · streaming · multimedia
world music
Traditional international musical styles
- African rhythmsTraditional continental percussion styles
- SenegaleseOf a Francophone West African nation
- fusionJoining into unity
global · cross-cultural · ethnomusicology · polyrhythms · percussion · collaboration · non-Western · indigenous · multicultural
Passion
Powerful consuming emotion
- Geffen RecordsAmerican record label
- music videoVisual companion to songs
- MTVYouth-oriented video network
Amnesty International
Human rights advocacy group
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- South AfricaRainbow nation
Steve Biko · advocacy · social justice · awareness · campaigns · solidarity · freedom · oppression · censorship · political
prog-rock
Ambitious, complex popular music
- concept albumMusically linked song collection
- rock operaNarrative album performed theatrically
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
Phil Collins · costumes · departure · 1975
interactive
Allowing mutual exchange
- CD-ROMOptical storage medium
- EveGenesis matriarch
- digital distributionSending content via internet
sampling · synthesis · innovation · pioneer · audio-visual · surround sound · immersive · streaming · multimedia
- British MusicThe Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd
- songwritersBob Dylan, songwriter, lyricists, composer, lyricist
- Multi-InstrumentalistsStevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Trent Reznor, Beck, Phil Collins
- Prog RockKing Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jethro Tull, prog rock
- Art PopBjork, Kate Bush, David Bowie, St. Vincent, Roxy Music
- Brit AwardsAdele, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Robbie Williams, Amy Winehouse
Peter GabrielPhil Collins
Huey Lewis · Bryan Adams · Bon Jovi · Def Leppard · Journey
Peter GabrielMax Martin
Milli Vanilli · boy bands · Britney Spears · Simon Cowell · Michael Bolton