Orchestre Poly-Rythmo not only composed and recorded hundreds of songs but they still found time to arrange and record for other artists, one of them…
Artist Profiles: Antoine Dougbé
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Artist Profiles: Adama Yalomba
Malian musician Adama Yalomba was born in Bamako in 1970. He plays guitar, ngoni and dan. He became known to western audiences in 2003 thanks…
Artist Profiles: Waldemar Bastos
Waldemar Bastos was one of the best known artists from Angola. He lived in Portugal and the United States during his last years, working with…
Artist Profiles: Te Macedo
Te Macedo is the first lyrical Angolan singer, a specialist in marimba and author of the first project of Angolan classical music. Te Macedo was…
Artist Profiles: Lulendo
Lulendo was born in Maquela do Zombo, in the province of Uige in Angola. His musical initiation was twofold there: in Luanda, where he grew…
Artist Profiles: Gato Bedseyele
Gato Bedseyele was forced to flee Angola in 1986 and now lives in Belgium. A founding member of the Angolan group Afra Sound Stars, he…
Artist Profiles: Derito
Helder Tavares, better known as Derito, was born in Angola, in the city of Benguela, and now lives in Portugal. The author, composer, singer and…
Artist Profiles: Bonga
Bonga is one of Africa’s most inspirational musicians and part of the rare type of artists whose art derives its power from social and political…
Artist Profiles: Idir
Author of one of the first world music hits, Idir was an ambassador of the Kabyl culture (Berber people inhabiting Northern Algeria) since the 1970s.…
Artist Profiles: Umalu
Umalu is a North African Berber, born in Algeria. He grew up in Europe and currently lives in Los Angeles (United States of America). After…