Aziz Herawi is an expatriate Afghani currently living in California. He comes from a wealthy religious family in Herat. His father did not approve of…
Artist Profiles: Aziz Herawi
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Tausi Women’s Taarab
Zanzibar’s all-female Tausi Taarab orchestra was formed in 2009 and presents classical style music in the tradition of some of Zanzibar’s strongest women. Dating back…
Artist Profiles: Mim Suleiman
Mim Suleiman was born in Zanzibar (Tanzania) and lived in Shangani (Stone Town) for most of her childhood, where she attended Tumekuja School. Mim appeared…
Artist Profiles: Jhikoman
Jhikoman is one of the best known Tanzanian reggae artists. His lyrics in English and Kiswahili and unique singing style and have been touching people…
Artist Profiles: Busi Mhlongo
”I was always singing. At school, after school. I was the laziest one in my family because I just didn’t have time, my time was…
Artist Profiles: Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars
All the members of Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars lived in or near Sierra Leone’s capital city before fleeing Freetown during the country’s decade-long civil…
Artist Profiles: Omar Pene
Omar Pene (born 1956 in Dakar) is the iconic lead singer of the Super Diamono. He was born in the working class neighborhood of Derkle,…
Artist Profiles: Juldeh Camara
Juldeh Camara is a master musician from Gambia. He was born in 1966 in Basse, Gambia. Camara is a virtuoso of the ritti, a one-stringed…
Artist Profiles: Femi Kuti
One of the heirs of the genius of Nigerian Afrobeat superstar Fela Kuti is his son, Femi. Femi’s version of Afrobeat is the exciting new…
Artist Profiles: Fela Kuti
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, previously Ransome-Kuti, was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1938. His family belonged to the Egba branch of the Yoruba tribe. His father, like…