In his hometown of Buenos Aires, Cristobal Repetto brought back the traditional voice of the tango. In his early 20s, his voice could easily have…
Artist Profiles: Cristobal Repetto
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso is one of the most influential and beloved artists to emerge from Brazil. He’s been an acclaimed artist since the 1960s. Veloso has made…
Artist Profiles: De Temps Antan
Since 2003, Éric Beaudry, André Brunet and Pierre-Luc Dupuis have been exploring and performing traditional music from Quebec. Using fiddle, accordion, harmonica, guitar, bouzouki and…
Artist profiles: David Byrne
Born May 14, 1952 in Dumbarton, Scotland and raised in Baltimore (Maryland, USA), David Byrne has come a long way from playing guitar in high…
Artist Profiles: Hedningarna
Hedningarna’s world is a place where primitive, energetic folk music collides with sampling and programming, developing a new direction. Hedningarna, “the heathens” in English,…
Artist Profiles: Garmarna
Swedish band Garmarna creates contemporary folk firmly rooted in Nordic folk music traditions. They have developed their own sound, influenced by the rock tradition…
Artist Profiles: Eamon Murray
Eamon Murray from Randalstown, Co. Antrim is one of the most important young bodhrán players in Irish music. Described by Johnny McDonagh (De Dannan/Arcady) as…
Artist Profiles: Cultura Profética
Cultura Profética is a Puerto Rican reggae band that was formed in 1996. Cultura Profética creates a fusion of smooth sounds rooted in reggae with…
Artist Profiles: Dino Saluzzi
Dino Saluzzi is one of the leading bandoneon players in the world. Timoteo “Dino” Saluzzi was born in Campo Santo in northern Argentina and led…
Artist Profiles: The Klezmatics
The original members of The Klezmatics, Alicia Svigals (violin), Dave Lindsay (bass) and Rob Chavez (clarinet) met after reading an ad in the Village Voice…