In Baba Salama Said’s passport it said he was born in Oran on January 14 of 1969. It was an Algerian passport of convenience, recognized…
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Artist Profiles: Gregor Borland
Gregor Borland has had the good fortune of being the only current performing fiddler to have been taught by both Hector MacAndrew of Cults, (whose…
View More Artist Profiles: Gregor BorlandArtist Profiles: Calasaig
Since the group’s formation in the late 1990s, Calasaig secured an admirable reputation in the world of traditional music through their numerous performances and recordings.…
View More Artist Profiles: CalasaigArtist Profiles: Daimh
Dàimh offer a fresh, up to date approach to Scottish traditional music, with a rich sound that moves from driving, fiery reels to slow sets…
View More Artist Profiles: DaimhArtist Profiles: Mariem Hassan
Mariem Hassan was born in May 1958 in Ued Tazua, in the former Spanish Sahara in northwestern Africa. She expressed herself naturally in Hassania, the…
View More Artist Profiles: Mariem HassanArtist Profiles: Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble
In the early 1970s, Dmitri Pokrovsky was a student of conducting at Moscow’s Gnessin Pedagogical Institute of Music. Frustrated with the current musical scene, he…
View More Artist Profiles: Dmitri Pokrovsky EnsembleArtist Profiles: Julia Vorontsova
Julia Vorontsova was born in St. Petersburg Russia in 1982. After studying violin and piano for three years at St. Petersburg State Music School she…
View More Artist Profiles: Julia VorontsovaArtist Profiles: Karelian Folk Music Ensemble
The Karelian Folk Music Ensemble (KPME) is the only touring group of musicians playing traditional folk songs and instrumentals of Karelia, a large region that…
View More Artist Profiles: Karelian Folk Music EnsembleArtist Profiles: Myllarit
Myllärit was a seven person, 16 instrument Karelian-Finnish vocal and instrumental folk band from Russia. The group came together in 1992, an outgrowth of the…
View More Artist Profiles: MyllaritArtist Profiles: Nikolay Oorzhak
Nikolay Oorzhak was born in December 1949, in the small village Khorum-Dag in western Tuva. After graduating from high school in 1964, he worked for…
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