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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Abiogenesis

Angel Romero April 18, 2016 No Comments AbiogenesisIndian musicNaga

Abiogenesis, from Nagaland in India, is an experimental band and they have developed a new world genre which they have named ‘Howey Music’. Howey is…

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Artist Profiles: Abigail Washburn

Angel Romero April 18, 2016 No Comments Abigail WashburnAmerican folk musicbanjofolkold timeworld music

Abigail Washburn’s soulful singing was one of the signature sounds of Uncle Earl since she joined in May 2003. Signed to Nettwerk Records as a…

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Artist Profiles: Abida Parveen

Angel Romero April 18, 2016 No Comments Abida ParveenghazalkafiSufiSufi music

Abida Parveen, the queen of Sufi mystic singing spreads the message of love and induces a state of spiritual ecstasy with her Sufi mystic songs.…

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Artist Profiles: Abhishek Basu

Angel Romero April 18, 2016 No Comments Abhishek BasuIndian classical musictablaworld fusion

Abhishek Basu gave his first professional concert with santur maestro Tarun Bhattacharya. He was but a boy of eight when he first stepped into his…

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Artist Profiles: Abhisek Lahiri

Angel Romero April 18, 2016 No Comments Abhisek LahiriIndian classical musicsarod

At a young age Abhisek Lahiri rose to prominence as a sarod player in India. Abhisek has won the hearts of discerning audiences worldwide with…

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Artist Profiles: Abhiman Kaushal

Angel Romero April 18, 2016 No Comments Abhiman KaushalIndian classical musictabla

Indian musician Abhiman Kaushal was initiated in the art of tabla by his father, R.M. Kaushal, who learned under the legendary Ustad Amir Hussain Khan.…

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Artist Profiles: Abhijit Banerjee

Angel Romero April 18, 2016 No Comments Abhijit BanerjeeIndian classical musicIndian musictabla

Indian musician Abhijit Banerjee started learning tabla at a very young age from Sri Tushar Kanti Bose, later from Sri Manik Pal and finally came…

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Artist Profiles: Abdullah Ibrahim

Angel Romero April 18, 2016 No Comments Abdullah IbrahimJazzSouth African musicworld music

Some still know him as Dollar Brand, others by his adopted moniker of Abdullah Ibrahim, which he began using in the late 1960s after his…

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Artist Profiles: Abdul Tee-Jay

Angel Romero April 18, 2016 No Comments Abdul Tee-JaySierra Leonean music

Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Abdul Tee-Jay, an abbreviation for the Fula name Tejan-Jalloh from the Fouta Jalloh region in Guinea where his family originally…

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Artist Profiles: Abdoulaye Diabate

Angel Romero April 18, 2016 No Comments Abdoulaye DiabategriotjeliMalian music

Abdoulaye Diabate comes from the Segu region of Mali. He was born in 1952, son of Baba Diabate, traditional chief of the Diabate jelis of…

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