Norwegian act Adjagas is a yoik group formed in 2004 by Sara Marielle Gaup and Lawra Somby, both from a long line of Sami ancestry.…
Artist Profiles: Adjagas
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Artist Profiles: Adikanfo
Adikanfo is a traditional music and dance style from Ghana. The cultural group Adikanfo from Ghana has taken upon itself to preserve a choice selection…
Artist Profiles: Adel Shams Eddine
Adel Shams Eddine (also spelled Adel Shams El Din) was born in Cairo in 1950, but is currently living in France. He has been one…
Artist Profiles: Adel Salameh
Palestinian ‘ud player and composer, Adel Salameh was born in Nablus, Palestine, in 1966. He started performing as a soloist while still living in the…
Artist Profiles: Addys D’Mercedes
Cuban singer Addys D’Mercedes grew up in Oriente, the southern, rural part of Cuba. At local parties she heard her father playing sones and guajiras…
Artist Profiles: Adassa
Singer-songwriter Adassa combines dancehall, reggaeton, and r&b, and hip hop captivating the public’s ear with unabashed and up front lyrics as well as fiery club…
Artist Profiles: Adam Solomon
Adam Solomon is a 2005 Juno Award winner in the World Music Album category. Adam was born in Mombasa, Kenya, and began performing at an…
Artist Profiles: Adam Rudolph
Adam Rudolph, a native of Chicago, is known as one of the early innovators in what is now called world music. In 1977, he co-founded…
Artist Profiles: Adalberto Santiago
Born in Ciales, Puerto Rico, Adalberto Santiago was influenced and inspired by the vocal styles of Beny Moré, Chapottin, Pancho Alonso and Miguelito Cuni. These…
Artist Profiles: Adalberto Alvarez
Adalberto Cecilio Álvarez Zayas, better known as Adalberto Álvarez, was born in Havana on November 22, 1948 For the past decades, Adalberto Álvarez was passionately…