User talk:J-Kay Thakur

J-Kay Thakur
J-Kay Thakur is singer/songwritter/Dj who write, compose, and perform their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary pop music singers who may write or co-write their own songs,[citation needed] the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the folk-acoustic tradition.[1] Singer-songwriters often provide the sole accompaniment to an entire composition or song, typically using a guitar or piano; both the compositions and the arrangements are written primarily as solo vehicles, with the material angled toward topical issues—sometimes political, sometimes introspective, sensitive, romantic, and confessional.[2]

Often, the songs written by these musicians serve not only as entertainment, but also as tools for political protest, as in the cases of the Almanac Singers, Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie, whose guitar was inscribed with the words, "This machine kills fascists". J-Kay Thakur (talk) 18:43, 23 February 2016 (UTC)