(headline photo: Two Luis Taberna images from the video Variaciones 4/4 Darbuka, Dohola, Frame Drums & Riq) Luis Taberna is a percussionist specializing in oriental…
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Syrian Oud Virtuoso and Composer Hames Bitar
(headline image: Hames Bitar at Casa Árabe in 2016) Syrian oud player and composer Hames Bitar currently lives in Madrid, Spain. His artistic trajectory is…
View More Syrian Oud Virtuoso and Composer Hames BitarTimple Innovator Hirahi Afonso
Spanish musician and composer Hirahi Afonso (Gran Canaria, 1996) opted for the timple as his vessel to chart unexplored musical waters. Credited with breathing new…
View More Timple Innovator Hirahi AfonsoSideline, a Formidable Bluegrass Band
North Carolina bluegrass band Sideline got together in 2012. Initially, it was a jam band featuring friends who played professionally in other bands. Founders Steve…
View More Sideline, a Formidable Bluegrass BandMultifaceted Gabonese Afrojazz Singer Pamela Badjogo
Pamela Badjogo, an Afro-Jazz luminary from Gabon, has a gifted, captivating, soulful vocal style. Born on the 3rd of December 1982 in Libreville, Gabon, her…
View More Multifaceted Gabonese Afrojazz Singer Pamela BadjogoCharles Maimarosia, a Prominent Artist from the Solomon Islands
Charles Maimarosia, a musician and singer-songwriter from the Solomon Islands, is a distinguished figure in the field of music and cultural preservation. Nurtured amidst the…
View More Charles Maimarosia, a Prominent Artist from the Solomon IslandsBanjo Virtuoso and Educator Tray Wellington
Banjo virtuoso Tray Wellington is from Ashe County in western North Carolina. Captivated by the banjo during his early teenage years, Wellington quickly found himself…
View More Banjo Virtuoso and Educator Tray WellingtonJamgrass Band Armchair Boogie
(headline image: Armchair Boogie – Photo by Dan Waterman) Armchair Boogie plays progressive bluegrass, although their music has also been described as jamgrass, newgrass, and…
View More Jamgrass Band Armchair BoogieIndian Tabla Master Subhen Chatterjee
Subhen Chatterjee, born September 26, 1962, in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is a leading tabla player. Subhen bases his style of playing that he learned…
View More Indian Tabla Master Subhen ChatterjeeAccordionist and Italian Folk Innovator Giuliano Gabriele
Giuliano Gabriele is an Italian-French songwriter, singer, and accordionist, born on February 18, 1985, in Sora, Italy. His musical journey began at the age of…
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