The Istanbul Oriental Ensemble led by percussionist, vocalist and string player Burhan Ocal includes a number of Turkey’s leading Gypsy musicians who are dedicated to…
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Artist Profiles: Istanbul music and Sema Group
The Istanbul Music and Sema (Whirling Ceremony) Group was founded by R. Hakan Talu Serhat Sarpel and Nadir Karnibuyukler in order to share two of…
View More Artist Profiles: Istanbul music and Sema GroupArtist Profiles: Irene Farrera
Music was Irene Farerra’s first language. Her earliest memories of Venezuela are full of song and dancing feet. “Music is part of every celebration and…
View More Artist Profiles: Irene FarreraArtist Profiles: Insingizi Emnyama
Insingizi Emnyama was established in 1987 at Sobukhazi Secondary School and specialised in the Ladysmith Black Mambazo style of music Mbube and traditional dances like…
View More Artist Profiles: Insingizi EmnyamaArtist Profiles: Ishbel MacAskill
Ishbel MacAskill came from the Point area of the Island of Lewis. She was brought up with the rich heritage of century’s old Gaelic music…
View More Artist Profiles: Ishbel MacAskillArtist Profiles: Inka Mbing
Vocalist Inka Mbing performs rarely-heard Atayal songs as well as her own compositions that are unique in their focus on the perspectives of Atayal women.…
View More Artist Profiles: Inka MbingArtist profiles: Incesaz
Incesaz’s music has the full taste of the classical. The “makam” (the melodic texture) and “usül” (traditional rhythmic patterns) the instruments style and the way…
View More Artist profiles: IncesazArtist profiles: Ihsan Ozgen
Ihsan Ozgen (kamenche, tanbur, co-director of Lux Musica) is a self-taught musician composer and teacher of the Classical Ottoman music of Turkey. He is sometimes…
View More Artist profiles: Ihsan OzgenArtist profiles: Ian Melrose
Ian Melrose was born in Middlesbrough, England. As a youth he moved back to Ayr in Scotland with his Scottish parents and younger brother Ian’s…
View More Artist profiles: Ian MelroseArtist profiles: Ian Carr
Ian Carr is a Welsh guitarist known for his work with Kathryn Tickell, The Old Rope String Band, Simon Thoumire, Syncopace and has guested on…
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