Mark Stoffel was born in Munich, Germany. In 1979, as a teenager he was given mandolin for Christmas. Stoffel fell in love with bluegrass music…
Artist Profiles: Mark Stoffel
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Einar Selvik
Einar Selvik was born on November 18, 1979 in Bergen, Norway. He is a Norwegian composer, musician and creative architect behind the Nordic folk band…
Artist Profiles: Afel Bocoum
Afel Bocoum was in Niafunké, Mali in 1955. Afel grew up immersed in music. His father was a respected violinist and his uncle was iconic…
Artist Profiles: Emma Björling
Emma Björling is one of the leading singers of Swedish folk songs performing these days. She is a member of the bands Lyy and Skye…
Artist Profiles: Trio Balkan Strings
Trio Balkan Strings consists of Zoran Starcevic and sons. The trio performs original instrumental music, a fusion of Balkan elements: Serbian, Gypsy, Romanian, Bulgarian, Moldavian,…
Artist Profiles: Lelo Nika
Accordion virtuoso and composer Lelo Nika was born in Serbia in 1969. He was proclaimed by Joe Zawinul as “the greatest accordion player I’ve ever…
Artist Profiles: Thione Seck
Thione Ballago Seck was born on March 12th, 1955. He grew up in a family of musicians and began his career as a griot, learning…
Artist Profiles: Kiko Veneno
José María López Sanfeliu, better known as Kiko Veneno, was born April 3, 1952 in Figueras, northeastern Spain and grew up in Cadiz, southern Spain.…
Artist Profiles: Santrofi
Santrofi is a modern highlife band from Accra, Ghana. It was founded by bassist and producer Emmanuel Ofori. Ofori became a band leader after playing…
