Georges Moustaki was born Youssef Mustacchi in 1934, in Alexandria, Egypt. His parents, of Greek and Italian origin, spoke five or six languages and ran…
Artist Profiles: Georges Moustaki
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Frederic Galliano
Frederic Galliano was born December 23, 1969 in Grenoble. He’s an eclectic musician who works with cutting edge electronic music, jazz and world music. From…
Artist Profiles: Faudel
Faudel’s has one of the most attractive voices to come out of the vibrant Algerian-diaspora Rai tradition. He is the rising star of Rai music…
Artist Profiles: Faubourg De Boignard
Faubourg De Boignard was born from a meeting between Raphael Thierry (bagpipe, vocals) and Christophe Raillard (diatonic accordion, keyboards) in the late 1980s. In 1987,…
Artist Profiles: Kader Fahem
Kader Fahem was born in a modest and large family, with a taste for music. Fahem started learning guitar early at the age of 7.…
Artist Profiles: Erik Marchand
Erik Marchand was born in 1955. He’s a well known Breton vocalist and treujenn-gaol (Breton clarinet) performer. Even though he was born in Paris, his…
Artist Profiles: Barzaz
Barzaz is a Breton contemporary folk band that combines musical improvisation with folk, poetry and oral tradition tunes researched in the Lower Brittany region and…
Artist Profiles: Bagad Kemper
Bagad Kemper is the undisputed premier-league leader of Brittany’s pipe-band scene, having won its national championships a record-breaking 18 times. Bagad Kemper have also broken…
Artist Profiles: Arz Nevez
Founded at the beginning of the year 1998, the string quartet Arz Nevez has the goal of performing Celtic music adapted for string, as well…
Artist Profiles: Anne Auffret
Anne Auffret is a a native of Bulat Pestiven, located between Tregor and Cornouaille (Brittany), a rural region where Breton is still widely spoken. She…