Ousseynou Kouyate was a member of the National Ballet of Senegal for seven years before moving to Berkeley with his twin brother Assane and starting…
Artist Profiles: Ousseynou Kouyate
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Meta Dia
Born and raised in Dakar, Senegal, Meta Dia grew up listening to the likes of Bob Marley and James Brown as well as local African…
Artist Profiles: Fariborz Azizi
Fariborz Azizi was born in Tehran (Iran) in 1961. He has performed on tar and setar for more than 30 years. Before devoting himself to…
Artist profiles: Akkas Fakir
Akkas Fakir is also an extremely popular Fakiri singer and Khol player from Nadia district of West Bengal. Akkas primarily sings the songs of Lalan…
Artist Profiles: Anindo Chatterjee
Anindo Chatterjee is regarded as one of the most versatile tabla masters performing today. His playing style encompasses many of the best elements of the…
Artist Profiles: Anupama Bhagwat
Sitar player Anupama Bhagwat is one of the leading sitar disciples of the world-renowned Pandit Shri Bimalendu Mukherjee. Her sensitivity and erudition has taken her…
Artist Profiles: Arman Fakir
Arman Fakir is one of the most senior and highly regarded Fakiri singers living in Gorbhanga village of Nadia district. He is well-known for having…
Artist Profiles: Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle’s name is synonymous with two things: Bollywood (also known as filmi, the Indian movie industry) and success. The appetite for Bollywood reaches way…
Artist Profiles: Arati Biswas
Arati Biswas is one of the few renowned female Baul singers from Ghurni village of Krishnanagar-I Block of Nadia district in West Bengal. Discography: Introducing…
Artist Profiles: Babu Fakir
Babu Fakir specializes in Qawwali and Baul/Fakiri songs and is an extremely powerful singer in Fakiri music. Through Qawwali repertoire, he maitains a hundred year…