Nene Tchakou was born in Banana (Bas Congo) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He started his music career by playing guitar for the choir…
Artist Profiles: Nene Tchakou
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Les Tambours de Brazza
Conducted by Emile Biayenda, Les Tambours de Brazza works with rhythms from all over Africa, with particular emphasis on rhythms from Congo-Brazzaville, their home. There…
Artist Profiles: Nawal Nawal
Nawal originally comes from the Comoros Islands, known as the “Islands of the Moon,” which are located in the Indian Ocean off the eastern of…
Artist Profiles: Maalesh
Maalesh and his four musicians hail from the archipelago of the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean. Born Othman Mohamed Elyas in Moroni of a…
Artist Profiles: Nitin Mitta
Nitin Mitta was born in 1975 in, Hyderabad, India. He has performed worldwide with some of leading Hindustani classical musicians, including Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Amjad…
Artist Profiles: Ustad Shahid Parvez
Shahid Parvez Khan, better known as Ustad Shahid Parvez, was born October 14, 1958 in Mumbai, India He belongs to a prestigious musical family and…
Artist Profiles: Samuel Torres
Colombian percussionist and composer Samuel Torres was born September 4, 1976 in Bogotá, Colombia. He has toured with Arturo Sandoval, and has played with renowned…
Artist Profiles: Petrona Martínez
Petrona Martínez was Born January 27, 1939 in San Cayetano, Colombia. She is one of the most important Afro-Colombian artists in Caribbean Colombia. She learned…
Artist Profiles: Marta Gómez
Marta Gómez started her musical studies at the age of six in her native Colombia when she entered the Liceo Benalcazar choir, becoming its soloist…
Artist Profiles: Edmar Castañeda
Colombian musical prodigy Edmar Castañeda was born March 31, 1978 in Bogotá, Colombia. He began playing the difficult and exotic Colombian harp at the early…