Louise Arsenault (fiddle, harmonica, guitar, vocals, dance ) began to sneak her father’s fiddle out of its case at the age of seven. She was…
Artist Profiles: Louise Arsenault
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: Hélène Bergeron
Hélène Bergeron (keyboards, guitar, fiddle, vocals, dance) is considered by her peers to be one of Canada’s finest step dancers. Her career as a performer…
Artist Profiles: Albert Arsenault
Albert Arsenault (fiddle, percussion, bass, vocals, dance) is the son of renowned Prince Edward Island fiddler Eddy Arsenault. Albert began to play the fiddle at…
Artist Profiles: Barachois
Barachois was created in the mid-1990s by siblings Hélène Bergeron and Albert Arsenault, cousin Louise Arsenault and unrelated musician Chuck Arsenault. The band played Acadian…
Artist Profiles: Debashis Sinha
Debashis Sinha is a Toronto based percussionist who specializes in the drums of the Arab world, Greece, and Turkey. His ability to uncover the rhythmic…
Artist Profiles: Ed Hanley
Ed Hanley began his tabla (north Indian classical percussion) training in Toronto, Canada with Ritesh Das, and has studied with master drummers Swapan Chaudhuri in…
Artist Profiles: Suba Sankaran
Toronto based vocalist, pianist and percussionist Suba Sankaran’s musical career began at an early age studying south Indian classical music with her father, master drummer…
Artist Profiles: autorickshaw
autorickshaw is a Canadian band led by vocalist Suba Sankaran and tabla player Ed Hanley that blends traditional Indian classical music with jazz and other…
Artist Profiles: Ashley MacIsaac
Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac was born on February 24, 1975 in Creignish, Nova Scotia, Canada. Growing up on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Ashley McIsaac never…
Artist Profiles: Andrea Beaton
Andrea Beaton is an energetic fiddler and piano player from Cape Breton Island who comes from a family of talented musicians that includes Kinnon and…