Yuji Hasegawa was born in 1941 in Itayanagi, Aomori. He is the leading performer of tsugaru-shamisen in the Hasegawa-Sangenkai Style. He is also the Chairman…
Artist Profiles: Yuji Hasegawa
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
Artist Profiles: Naser Musa
A Jordanian of Palestinian descent, singer/songwriter Naser Musa started playing ‘ud, a Middle Eastern lute, at an early age while living in Amman, Jordan. In…
Artist Profiles: Ruba Saqr
Singer-songwriter Ruba Saqr’s work has been internationally recognized by winning the UNESCO Prize for Best Innovative Performance Bridging Traditional and Contemporary Traditions in 2007 (for…
Artist Profiles: Ardak Issataeva
Female entertainers have played a key role in the community life of Central Asian women and continue to do so today. Ardak Issataeva, from the…
Artist Profiles: Ulzhan Baibussynova
Female entertainers have played a key role in the social life of Central Asia women and continue to do so today. Ulzhan Baibussynova is a…
Artist Profiles: Abbi
Absalom Nyinza, popularly Abbi, Abbi is one of Kenya’s finest Afro-fusionist, who launched his second album Indigo in August 2007. With roots in Kenyan people’s…
Artist Profiles: Ayub Ogada
Job Seda, better known as Ayub Ogada was born in 1956 in Mombasa on the coast of Kenya. At the age of six he accompanied…
Artist Profiles: Eric Wainaina
Eric Wainaina grew up saying that he was going to be a doctor, but his love for music reigned supreme. Shocked at first by his…
Artist Profiles: Extra Golden
Extra Golden is an international collaboration between Kenyan and American musicians. Americans Ian Eagleson and Alex Minoff were formerly of the band Golden; Kenyans are…
Artist Profiles: Samba Mapangala
Samba Mapangala was born Congolese, on the banks of the Congo River, in Matadi, the busy port city 100 miles up from the river’s mouth…