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worldbeat artists

3 published worldbeat artists, led by Peter Gabriel, Damon Albarn and Johnny Clegg.

At a glance

3 published worldbeat artists; 27 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 2 tier 2 · 1 tier 3
3
Release groups
346
Studio albums
33
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
27
Timeline events
81
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
36.3 years
Full biographies
3
Biography words
17,967

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1970s (1 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1970s1
1980s1
1990s1

Where they come from

Countries with the most worldbeat artists. United Kingdom leads with 3.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with worldbeat. The most shared is art rock, with 2 artists in both.

Covers from worldbeat

27 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Peter Gabriel has the most release groups (299); Peter Gabriel the longest career (49 years); Peter Gabriel the most awards (78).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Peter Gabriel299
Damon Albarn29
Johnny Clegg18

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Peter Gabriel49
Johnny Clegg33
Damon Albarn27

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Peter Gabriel78
Johnny Clegg3
Damon Albarn1

Most famous worldbeat artists

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