Saxophonist Yuri Yunakov was born in Haskovo, southeastern Bulgaria, of Turkish Romani (Gypsy) ancestry and currently lives in the New York City area. He comes…
Artist Profiles: Yuri Yunakov
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Yomo Toro
Yomo Toro, a cultural icon for 50 years, was one of Latin music’s most beloved musicians. Victor Guillermo Toro was born on July 26, 1933…
Artist Profiles: Yasmin Levy
Yasmin Levy revitalized the ancient art of Ladino singing, the Judeo-Spanish style whose songs reach back to 15th-century Spain. The Ladino singer was born Yasmin…
Artist Profiles: Xosé Manuel Budiño
Piper Xosé Manuel Budiño was born in Moaña, Spain. He is the son of a fisherman, a common profession in Spain’s northwestern reion of Galicia.…
Artist Profiles: X Darawish
X Darawish is a music group that plays world music and was founded in Bari, Italy in 1997. The group consists of Stratos Diamantis, Enzo…
Artist Profiles: Willie Colón
Trombone player, composer, and bandleader Willie Colón was one of the pioneers of modern salsa and Latin jazz. Colón earned fifteen gold and five platinum…
Artist Profiles: Omar Souleyman
Omar Souleyman was born in 1966 in a town called Tell Tamer in northeastern Syria and currently lives in Turkey. Omar Souleyman’s sound is based…
Artist Profiles: Vegar Vårdal
Vegar Vårdal performs on the regular fiddle and the hardingfele (hardanger fiddle), the Norwegian fiddle with sympathetic strings. He performs both solo and with groups,…
Artist Profiles: Väsen
Väsen plays Swedish folk music with complex arrangements, with one foot firmly planted in the Swedish fiddle tradition, and the other in new acoustic music.…
Artist Profiles: Valkyrien Allstars
Norwegian band Valkyrien Allstars plays new music based on traditional Norwegian tunes. The band’s vibrant sound is characterized by the soulful and powerful vocals of…