From remote west Mongolia came a master of one of the most remarkable vocal traditions on the planet. One person sings two different pitches at…
Artist Profiles: Tserendavaa
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Urna
Urna Chahar-Tugchi was born in 1969 into a family of livestock farmers in the grasslands of the Ordos district, in the Southwest of Inner Mongolia,…
Artist Profiles: Aisha Kandisha’s Jarring Effects
Aisha Kandisha’s Jarring Effects, was formed in Marrakech in 1987 by Abdou El Shaheed, Habib El Malak and Pat Jabbar, to develop a Shabee (Popular…
Artist Profiles: El Houssaine Kili
El Houssaine Kili grew up in Morocco with Arab folk music, Berber songs and American Pop songs, which he became familiar with over the radio.…
Artist Profiles: Kali
Kali (Jean-Marc Mournerville) lives in the hills of Martinique and espouses a philosophy that parallels Rastafarianism. He is one of the most popular roots artists…
Artist Profiles: Malavoi
Malavoi was at the foundation of Martinique’s music for over thirty years. In their early years, the sound of the group was much different than…
Artist Profiles: Malian Singer-Songwriter Rokia Traore
Rokia Traore was born in 1974 and comes from Bamako. Though-steeped in tradition, Rokia Traore’s music is thoroughly integrated into a contemporary sound, thanks to…
Artist Profiles: Salif Keita
A master of West African rhythms and credited as one of the founders of the Afropop genre, Salif Keita is world renowned for his unforgettable…
Artist Profiles: Super Rail Band
The legendary band that has been an institution in Mali since the late 1960s, Super Rail Band, mixes traditional African instruments with electric guitars, led…
Artist Profiles: Tartit
The men and women of Ensemble Tartit are Tuaregs residing in the Timbuktu and the Goundam region of the Niger River basin in Northern Mali.…