Artist Profiles: Aliara
Aliara was formed in November 1978 with the aim of recovering and promoting the traditional folk music of the Valle de los Pedroches, a region…
Artist Profiles: Alboka
The year 1994 saw the founding of the group Alboka by three well-known Spanish Basque musicians and one Irishman. Aside from their personal musical projects,…
Artist Profiles: Madala Kunene
Madala Kunene was born in 1951 in Cato Manor, moving to the township of Kwa-Mashu, near Durban after his family were evicted by the Apartheid…
Artist Profiles: Mahotella Queens
The Mahotella Queens, Hilda Tloubatla, Mildred Mangxola, and Nobesethu Mbadu, are part of the legend of urban South African music known as mbaquanga. In the…
Sounds of Meditation with a Global Edge
Two recent albums focus on music for meditation and relaxation. This is evocative, peaceful music used by individuals as they practice meditation, yoga, stress reduction,…
Nitin Sawhney to Present Brexit – A rational anthem for a national tantrum in London
The debut of Nitin Sawhney’s ‘Brexit’ – A rational anthem for a national tantrum, is scheduled for Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Barbican in London.…
Artist Profiles: Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba was one of the world’s musical treasures, having gained international renown as a recording and performing artist and an important figure in the…
Artist Profiles: Mzwakhe Mbuli
One of the most popular artists in South Africa, Mzwakhe Mbuli is known as the People’s Poet; the voice of the voiceless, the poor and…
Artist Profiles: Shikisha
Shikisha included four South African women who performed traditional Zulu, Sotho, Xhosa and Shangaan dances, chants and drumming plus exhilarating street dances, and original songs…
Artist Profiles: Shiyani Ngcobo
Shiyani Ngcobo was born in 1953 in Umzinto, on KwaZulu-Natal’s south coast. Shiyani Ngcobo was a maskanda (Zulu folk music) musician for more than thirty…