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Genre
italian folk
Parent Genre: World/Traditional

Italian folk music is a genre that is deeply rooted in the country's cultural heritage. It is characterized by its use of traditional instruments such as the tambourine, accordion, and mandolin. The music often tells stories of everyday life and is sung in various dialects of Italian. The genre has evolved over time, incorporating elements of jazz, rock, and world music. It is a celebration of Italy's rich history and diverse regional cultures.


Top artists of italian folk genre

Enzo Avitabile
Eugenio Bennato
Enzo Gragnaniello
Elena Ledda
Lucilla Galeazzi
Nuova Compagnia Di Canto Popolare
Rosa Balistreri
Otello Profazio
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italian folk music timeline

Explore italian folk history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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Similar Genres to italian folk

Discover more related genres to italian folk genre. This list is ordered by similarity from left to right.

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italian folk playlist created by Chosic

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List of italian folk artists

Here is a list of italian folk artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the italian folk genre. You can find out what italian folk genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Enzo Avitabile
44 0 0 0 0 0 0 45821
2
Eugenio Bennato
36 1 67 64 58 73 111 26729
3
Enzo Gragnaniello
35 0 70 55 69 66 108 9881
4
Elena Ledda
33 1 50 40 59 22 123 7068
5
Lucilla Galeazzi
33 0 60 32 83 52 118 3026
6
Nuova Compagnia Di Canto Popolare
31 0 56 51 41 58 135 15997
7
Rosa Balistreri
31 0 61 10 82 40 119 10783
8
Otello Profazio
30 0 58 21 94 56 119 2632
9
Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
29 0 56 74 15 63 130 13786
10
Daniele Sepe
27 1 40 69 40 49 105 11551
11
Avion Travel
27 0 0 0 0 0 0 20600
12
Pietra Montecorvino
26 0 54 34 77 36 116 4447
13
Musicanova
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1652
14
Antonio Castrignanò
24 0 64 78 22 76 115 5406
15
Radiodervish
24 0 56 61 34 55 111 12747
16
Ginevra Di Marco
24 0 61 54 65 52 125 6961
17
Napoli Centrale
24 7 72 66 1 68 95 16397
18
Riccardo Tesi
23 0 0 0 0 0 0 2431
19
Teresa De Sio
22 0 63 38 77 50 102 8000
20
Matteo Salvatore
21 30 60 39 85 73 105 1430
21
Alfio Antico
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 2149
22
Orchestra Popolare La Notte della Taranta
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 587
23
Alessio Lega
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1219
24
Folkabbestia
19 0 65 74 8 83 121 11112
25
e Zezi Gruppo Operaio
19 0 72 60 10 71 132 1817
26
Peppe Barra
19 0 50 57 64 55 99 3106
27
Spaccanapoli
18 2 73 77 10 55 117 2734
28
Maria Carta
17 0 33 24 96 39 95 2409
29
Il Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano
17 0 71 31 78 96 145 1970
30
Canzoniere delle Lame
17 0 63 29 87 59 122 1363
31
Faraualla
16 0 81 71 67 66 138 2825
32
Briganti Di Terra D'Otranto
16 3 62 88 6 79 113 1362
33
Spakka-Neapolis55
16 0 62 68 32 49 97 1586
34
Ambrogio Sparagna
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1741
35
I Cantori Di Carpino
15 0 51 46 85 64 109 1636
36
Zimbaria
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2421
37
Officina Zoè
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 5842
38
Alla Bua
15 6 58 82 27 76 101 5255
39
Agricantus
15 0 56 57 27 53 126 4061
40
Ars Nova Napoli
14 0 57 63 39 56 113 1648
41
Giovanna Marini
14 0 66 48 71 79 118 2114
42
Enza Pagliara
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1631
43
Dario Muci
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 702
44
Rachele Andrioli
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1704
45
Massimiliano Morabito
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 622
46
Arakne mediterranea
12 0 45 58 46 65 89 1651
47
Mascarimiri
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2633
48
Tenores Di Bitti
11 19 41 33 95 38 147 3035
49
Orchestra Di Piazza Vittorio
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 4637
50
Ghetonia
9 0 43 46 77 30 114 1674
51
Ivan Della Mea
9 0 61 46 75 91 92 1749
52
Alessandra Belloni
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 448
53
Nidi D'Arac
8 0 37 90 1 31 93 2174
54
Rita Botto
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 886
55
Mattanza
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 729
56
Nando Citarella
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 271
57
Anna Cinzia Villani
6 0 50 90 4 56 174 502
58
Lu Rusciu Nosciu
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 285
59
Caterina Bueno
4 0 40 7 94 25 87 717
60
Skaddìa
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 313
61
Fratelli Mancuso
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1027
62
Uaragniaun
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 476
63
Quartaumentata
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 578
64
assurd
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 814
65
Concetta Barra
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 321
66
Aramirè
4 0 69 60 33 96 124 918
67
Tamburellisti di Torrepaduli
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 882
68
Unavantaluna
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 528
69
Antonio Infantino
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 694
70
Francesco Loccisano
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 460
71
La Macina
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 183
72
Marcello Colasurdo
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 659
73
Salentorkestra
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 817
74
Gruppo Operaio E ZéZI
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 455
75
Musicalia
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 115
76
Carlo Muratori
3 0 33 35 89 38 159 429
77
Cantodiscanto
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 745
78
Piccola Bottega Baltazar
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 671
79
La Ciapa Rusa
2 0 36 22 94 43 66 511
80
Bevano Est
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 342
81
Giulio Bianco
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 262
82
Tre Martelli
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 284
83
Ariondassa
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 86
84
Efisio Melis
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 148
85
L'Aia Noa
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 158
86
Napolincanto
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 238
87
Cantovivo
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 148
88
Antonio Infantino e i Tarantolati di Tricarico
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 301
89
Novalia
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 245
90
L'Orchestra Di Piazza Vittorio
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1522
91
Sancto Ianne
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192
92
Ariacorte
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140
93
I Briganti Di Terra D'Otranto
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
94
Re Niliu
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
95
Ricardo Tesi
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
96
Suonatori Mediterranei
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
97
Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 349
98
Galatone
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48
99
Claudio Moro
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 182
100
E zezi
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3