Burach was one of the most innovative and popular bands to come out of the new wave of Scottish musical inventiveness combining Celtic music and…
Artist Profiles: Burach
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Boot
Boot was a Swedish band eaturing is Björn Tollin and Hållbus Totte Mattsson from Hedningarna plus Ola Bäckström from Swåp and Den Fule along with…
Artist Profiles: Bodega
Bodega were Gillian Chalmers (Fraserburgh – pipes, whistle and fiddle); Ross Couper (Shetland – fiddle); Tia Files (Oban – guitar, bass guitar and percussion); Norrie…
Artist Profiles: Bobby Rush
Born Emmit Ellis, Jr., Bobby Rush was born in Homer, Louisiana. Rush gained renown in Chicago starting in the 1950s and 60s where he performed…
Artist Profiles: Bobby Matos
Bronx-born Bobby Matos has been playing Afro-Cuban rhythms for many years. He was there, in New York, when the Salsa boom was about to start…
Artist Profiles: Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley was an artist with legendary stature and a remarkable five-decade career. Called ‘The Originator’ for his role in the birth of rock ‘n…
Artist Profiles: Blind Boy Fuller
Blind Boy Fuller Fulton Allen, also known as Blind Boy Fuller, was one of the most influential and popular Bluesmen of the 1930s. Born in…
Artist Profiles: Black Umfolosi
Since their formation in Bulawayo (Zimbabwe’s second largest city) in 1982, the ten-man choir known as Black Umfolosi has combined performances with educational work…
Artist Profiles: Birol Topaloglu
Birol Topaloglu is one of the foremost folk musicians in Turkey today. He was born to a Laz family, in the small village of Apso,…
Artist Profiles: Bio Ritmo
Bio Ritmo (Biorhythm) is a remarkable Richmond, Virginia-based salsa band led by keyboardist Marlysse Simmons. Bio Ritmo’s sound is rooted in the great Afro-Cuban and…