Savina Yanatou was born on March 16, 1959 in Athens, Greece. She studied song with G. Georgilopoulou at the National Conservatory and with S. Sakkas…
Artist Profiles: Savina Yannatou
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Artist Profiles: Wajde Ayub
Wajde Ayub started to sing and play the oud at an early age. He worked for more than 25 years with many of the finest…
Artist Profiles: Guillermo Anderson
Guillermo Anderson was born February 26, 1962. He was Honduras’s best-known world music artist along with Garifuna musician Aurelio Martinez. Guillermo was based in the…
Artist Profiles: Roman Bunka
Roman Bunka was one of the most prominent German ud (also known as oud) players and guitarists. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany on December…
Artist Profiles: Kimmo Pohjonen
Kimmo Pohjonen is one of the most respected and in-demand musicians and performers in Finland. An accordionist of exceptional ability and imagination, Kimmo’s musical history…
Artist Profiles: Hijas del Sol
Piruchi Apo Botupá and her niece Paloma Loribo Apo began singing and performing in their home town on the island of Bioko, off the coast…
Artist Profiles: Cachao
Bassist and composer Israel López Valdés, better known as Cachao, was born on September 14, 1918. At the age of 12, Cachao had made his…
Artist profiles: SonAires de la Frontera
SonAires de la Frontera was the reincarnation of the critically acclaimed Andalusian band Son de la Frontera. Flamenco guitarist Paco de Amparo’s new musical project…
Artist Profiles: OYME
OYME (soul in English) is a Moscow-based group specialized in the culture of the Ugro-Finn traditions of Russia. Currently, the ensemble presents two types of…
Artist Profiles: Hà Nội Duo
Hà Nội Duo started as a collaboration between two Vietnamese musicians, Nguyên Lê and Ngô Hồng Quang. The two artists come from different traditions. Nguyên…