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troubadours

noun

plural of troubadour

as in bards

a writer and performer of songs or poetry in the Middle Ages

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Recent Examples of troubadours Stroll around the Artist Quarter, where troubadours serenade passersby in the evenings. — Zanny Merullo, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026 His early writing reflected the popular style of the French troubadours, courtly poet-musicians who sang of their longing for a beautiful lady. — Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 That exquisitely rare skill — the ability to arrange a handful of ordinary notes in a way that makes time stop and pulses quicken — unites long-anonymous troubadours, symphonists, Broadway entertainers, earnest singer-songwriters, griots, and ancient clerics. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025 Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues. — Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025

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Before it was written down, bards recited the adventures of Odysseus and the Greeks orally.

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
Tales from the Trojan War were passed down orally by bards for centuries until someone put pen to paper.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 July 2026

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The vocals at this Honda Stage at the iHeartRadio Theater performance are nothing to write home about, but this live rendition is worth a watch if only for the looming, frightening, almost aggressive energy of her background singers.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
The country icon’s influence sparked a light in generations of singers and songwriters.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026

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As host and singer, Majo Aguilar — granddaughter of Mexican film and music legends Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre — ushered vocalists on and off the stage.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The horns section snarled, the background vocalists riffed, and Olivia picked up multiple instruments herself – the tambourine, guitar, shakers, and the piano.

— Sidney Madden, VIBE.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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