The Imagined Village is a project led by Grammy Award winning musician and producer Simon Emmerson. Simon is also a founding member of the groundbreaking…
Artist Profiles: The Imagined Village
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: The Duhks
The Duhks is a group of musicians and singers from Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the Canadian prairies. The first lineup included Leonard Podolak on banjo and…
Artist Profiles: The Chieftains
The Chieftains started in Dublin, Ireland, in November 1962, introducing the world to the timeless sounds of traditional Irish music. The original line-up consisted of…
Artist Profiles: Terje Isungset
Terje Isungset was born in 1964. He is regarded as one of the most creative, uncompromising and distinctive percussionists in Norway. He has spent many…
Artist Profiles: Bisserov Sisters
The Bisserov Sisters, Lyubimka, Neda, Mitra, performed in public for the first time in 1978 when they became winners in the 11th World Youth festival,…
Artist Profiles: Téka
For more than thirty years now, Téka has been amongst the leaders of Budapest’s new wave of folk music. In 1977 they received the nationally…
Artist Profiles: Téada
Founded by Sligo fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada, Téada was formed in 2001 to make an appearance on the innovative Irish television series ‘Flosc’. Téada (meaning…
Artist profiles: Taraf de Haidouks
Taraf de Haïdouks, whose name translates as “band of brigands,” are a village band of Gypsy (Roma) lautari (traditional musicians), who come from a small…
Artist profiles: Tanya Tagaq
Tanya Tagaq is a performer and improviser of Inuit throat singing. Born and raised in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Tagaq left her community at 15 to…
Artist profiles: Tang-Hsuan Lo
Tang-Hsuan Lo studied the erhu since age 9 and graduated from Taiwan’s Chinese Traditional Music College. He has won many awards and enjoys exploring the…