Award-winning artist Hans Fredrik Jacobsen was born September 8, 1954, in Risør, Aust-Agder, southeastern Norway. He is a renowned Norwegian folk music multi-instrumentalist, composer, and…
Artist Profiles: Hans Fredrik Jacobsen
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Living the Blues
AFTER perhaps years of only regional or even just local fame, global recognition arrived late for America’s blues pioneers during the middle of the last…
Artist Profiles: Sister Sadie
Acclaimed bluegrass band Sister Sadie was formed in 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. The all-femalemembers range from acclaimed veterans to rising newcomers, who have won individual…
Artist Profiles: Antonis Antoniou
Cypriot musician, lyricist and composer Antonis Antoniou is the founder and the prime mover of the award-winning bands Monsieur Doumani and Trio Tekke. In his…
Artist Profiles: Rokia Koné
Rokia Koné was born on January 1, 1984, in Dioro, near Segu, Mali. Her musical interest began as a young child in the courtyard of…
Artist Profiles: Mádé Kuti
Mádé Kuti was born September 26, 1995, in Nigeria. He is the son of renowned Afrobeat musician Femi Kuti, and grandson of the founder of…
Artist Profiles: Yoni Avi Battat
Yoni Avi Battat is an American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer born in Woodbridge, Connecticut. He specializes in contemporary and traditional Jewish music from Eastern Europe…
Artist Profiles: Cyrille Brotto
French accordionist and composer Cyrille Brotto has been on the road for over twenty years,performing in concerts, dance halls and giving master classes in France…
Senegalese Kora Master Ablaye Cissoko
Kora master, vocalist, and composer Kimintang Mahamadou Cissoko, better known as Ablaye Cissoko, was born in 1970 in Kolda, Senegal. His first live concert with…
Artist Profiles: Antonio Rey
Antonio Rey Navas, better known as Antonio Rey, was born on March 9, 1981, in Madrid, Spain. He began his artistic career at the age…