Esperanto music

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A music video for the Esperanto song "La fina venk'" by Éric Languillat
A recording of the Esperanto song "La plej granda" from the album Nenifar'  [ eo ] by Guillaume Armide

A number of musical works are available in the Esperanto language. The phrase "Esperanto music" is sometimes used to include music which is about Esperanto.

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Classical music

Musicians, singers and bands

Songs

Music companies and publishers

Events and projects

References to Esperanto in music

See also

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References

  1. "Sternenhoch". www.narodni-divadlo.cz. Retrieved 2020-09-21. In Esperanto, subtitles in Czech, English
  2. Marx, Jonas. "Jonny M • Biography". Jonny M - Musician. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  3. "La Ondo de Esperanto, 2013, 10". esperanto-ondo.ru (in Esperanto). Archived from the original on 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2020-09-21.