Indian tabla player Aditya Kalyanpur was born July 21, 1978 in Mumbai, India. A student of the legendary late Ustad Alla Rakha and today of…
Artist Profiles: Aditya Kalyanpur
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Adjagas
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: 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…