World Musician Day 2021 is commemorated this Monday, November 22 In all countries of the world. However, few know why this date was chosen to celebrate it. It is known that Unesco decreed this day to pay tribute to the artists of the music industry in honor of Saint Cecilia. Find out who she was and her role in this artistic activity below.
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Cotton farmer mixes his work with his passion for playing the drums. Photo: Xinhua News
Musician’s Day, why is it celebrated this November 22?
Cecilia of Rome She is one of the best known saints in Christian history in the East and West. Universally, this martyr is recognized as the patron saint of music, a name given to her by Pope Gregory XIII.
The Catholic Church commemorates his death on November 22, which happened in an indeterminate year between 180 and 230 of our era. Her last days were tragic, as she had been tortured for evoking her faith in Christianity.
In the paintings, she used to be seen with a musical instrument, especially a harp, which is why she is related to this type of art.
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Top 10 songs of all time:
Regarding this special date, the Rolling Stone magazine, popularly known in the music industry, updated its list of the best songs of all time and showed a top 10 with the most voted songs by users.
For this publication, the medium summoned more than 250 artists, musicians and producers, as well as critics and journalists from the music industry.
- “Respect”, by Aretha Franklin (1967)
- “Fight the power”, by Public Enemy (1989)
- “A change is gonna come”, by Sam Cooke (1964)
- “Like a rolling stone”, by Bob Dylan (1965)
- “Smells like a teen spirit”, by Nirvana (1991)
- “What’s going on”, by Marvin Gaye (1971)
- “Strawberry fields forever”, by The Beatles (1967)
- “Get ur freak on” by Missy Elliott (2001)
- “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac (1977)
- “Hey ya!”, By Outkasst (2003).
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