spoken word

34 artists in this genre. Average Spotify popularity: 16/100.

Related Genres

comedy (5) jazz funk (1) free jazz (1) experimental jazz (1) country christian (1) southern gospel (1) avant-garde (1)

Common Instruments

spoken vocals (6) background vocals (2) vocal (1) piano (1) choir vocals (1) guitar (1) other vocals (1)

Artists (34)

Gil Scott-Heron 49

Also: jazz funk

Cheech & Chong 33

The Last Poets 33

William Shatner & Peter Frampton 32

Nikki Giovanni 27

Allen Ginsberg 26

Shel Silverstein 25

peter sellers 25

Jack Kerouac w/Steve Allen 21

Martin Luther King 21

Martin Luther King, Jr. 20

Irreversible Entanglements 16

Also: free jazz, experimental jazz

E.E. Cummings 8

George Johnson 7

Also: country christian, southern gospel

Wallace Stevens 7

Patsy Raye & the Beatniks 5

Sonia Sanchez 5

Anthony Stanco 2

Blackdaylight & Cornel West w/James Baldwin 2

Fred Hersch, Drew Gress, Joey Baron 2

Gregory Corso 2

Also: avant-garde

Harry Shearer 1

Devorah Major 0

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