In the hot and dusty Gaza province of Mozambique there is a small lake called Ghorwane that never runs dry, even in the hottest season.…
Artist Profiles: Ghorwane
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Gito Baloi
Gito Baloi Gito Baloi has played and sung music for as long as he can remember. Surrounded by the traditional music of his extended family…
Artist Profiles: Mabulu
Mabulu (dialogue in Shangana) was a band from Mozambique that recorded its debut release Karimbo during the catastrophic floods of early 2000. It brought together…
Artist Profiles: Eyuphuro
The group comes from the island of Mozambique, in the north of the country, and linked to the mainland by a 3.5 km toll bridge.…
Artist Profiles: Dilon Djindji
Dilon Djindji has been a musician and performer all his life, but he didn’t release his debut album until the age of 75. He is…
Artist Profiles: Amélia Muge
Amélia Muge is one of the greatest singers from Portugal. She sings with a deep and personal passion and she is also a skilled arranger.…
Artist Profiles: Kim So Ra
Korean percussionist Kim So Ra has played the hourglass-shaped, two-headed drum known as janggu since she was a child. In high school she became a…
Artist Profiles: Said Guissi’s Aissawa
Said Guissi’s Aissawa – Photo by Pete Sanders Said Guissi’s Aissawa ensemble are from the holy city of Fes. It is Morocco’s most famous and…
Artist Profiles: Orquesta de Mujeres de Tanger
The project Orquesta de Mujeres de Tanger was conceived by Jamal Ouassini with the aim of promoting and introducing to the European continent one of…
Artist Profiles: Omar Metioui
Omar Metioui was born in Tanger (Tangier), Morocco, in 1962. He studied Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Brussels. In 1973 he studied Western European…