Brilliant Syrian Oudist Rihab Azar
Syrian oud master Rihab Azar was born in the Syrian city of Homs. She grew up in a musical family. Her father, luthier Samir Azar,…
Santur Maestro and Mashriq Expert Hayaf Yassine
Hayaf Yassine is a Lebanese musician, educator, and scholar celebrated for revitalizing the Arabic musical traditions of the Mashriq. A santur master, he founded the…
Rudra Veena Maestro Mohi Bahauddin Dagar
Mohi Bahauddin (also spelled Baha’ud-din) Dagar was born in 1970 in India. He is an instrumentalist, singer, and educator from one of India’s most revered…
Shervandi Maestro Es’hak Baluch-Nasab
Es’hak Baluch Nasab (Iran) is an expert of the epic singing tradition known as shervandi, a Baluchi musical genre with strong connections to the Makran…
Mariam Bagayoko, the Nightingale of Beledugu
Identified as the ‘Nightingale of Beledugu (Bélédougou) in her native Mali, Mariam Bagayoko is a vocalist, dancer, and instrumentalist. Bagayoko is well-known for her vigorous…
DANTCHEV:DOMAIN To Those Who Have Gone, I Sing in a Key of D
DANTCHEV:DOMAIN – To Those Who Have Gone, I Sing in a Key of D (Glomama Music, , 2025) The Finnish-Bulgarian ensemble DANTCHEV:DOMAIN has released its…
Benju Virtuoso Ustad Noor Bakhsh
(headline image: Ustad Noor Bakhsh – Photo by Jan-Eric Wendt) Ustad Noor Bakhsh is a renowned musician from Pakistan’s Balochistan Province. Bakhsh is particularly well…
Iranian Tar and Setar Maestro Ali Kazemi
Ali Kazemi is an Iranian tar and setar player, composer, educator, and scholar. Kazemi’s scholarly work on tahrir, a style of Iranian classical singing, was…
Sufi Musician Juman Latif
Juman Latif, also known as Fakir Juman Shah, after the term for a Muslim ascetic, is a Sufi musician and educator from the Sindh region…
Tunisian Tarab Composer and Vocalist Ghalia Benali
Ghalia Benali is a singer, composer, actress, dancer and visual artist from Tunisia. Her work as a singer is predominantly concerned with innovating within the…