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: Te Macedo
Category: Artist Profiles
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…
Artist Profiles: Souad Massi
Souad Massi is a Paris-based Algerian singer-songwriter. With a beautiful voice and a large palette of influences to draw from, Souad Massi is one of…
Artist Profiles: Rachid Taha
Rachid Taha fused the music of his native Algeria with the sounds of the West. Born in 1958 in Oran, Algeria, Rachid grew up in…
Artist Profiles: Pierre Bensusan
Born in Oran, Algeria, in 1957, Pierre Bensusan’s family moved to Paris when he was four years old. He began formal studies on classical piano…