Born on the beautiful twin island republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Jason Roseman founder of Steelpan Instruments Technology is a second generation steelpan tuner. He…
Artist Profiles: Jason Roseman
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Jamshied Sharifi
(headline image: Jamshied Sharifi in Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Spain) – Photo by Angel Romero) Jamshied Sharifi was born October 17, 1960, in Topeka, Kansas, to…
Artist Profiles: James Grant
James Grant’s career began in the early 1980ss when he formed Friends Again with Chris Thompson (The Bathers). Although short-lived their influence was huge helping…
Artist Profiles: James Graham
When James Graham won the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year award in 2004 James was not only the first Gaelic singer…
Artist Profiles: Jake Armerding
Jake Armerding performed around Massachusetts from an early age often with his father Taylor’s popular bluegrass band Northern Lights. Armerding has won both regional and…
Artist Profiles: Jai Uttal
Jai Uttal is a pioneer in the United States’ world music community. His eclectic east meets-west sound has put his music at the forefront of…
Artist Profiles: Jahazi Modern Taarab
Established in Dar es Salaam during December 2006, Jahazi Modern Taarab group is currently the leading taarab group in Tanzania with more fans than any…
Artist Profiles: Jagwa Music
Founded in 1972 in the outskirts [Ng’ambo] of Dar es Salaam as a chakacha ngoma group – a style of traditional music performed mainly on…
Artist Profiles: Jack Beck
Jack lives in Fife Scotland. He became interested in Scots-dialect songs and ballads during the 196s folk-song revival and helped found The Dunfermline Howff. Throughout…
Artist Profiles: Ivan Neville
The Neville Family is a gifted musical and creative family in the United States. Ivan Neville began absorbing the musical attitudes of his family at…