Artist Profiles: Baaba Maal
Baaba Maal was born in Podor, a town with a population of 6,000, on the banks of the river Senegal that separates the country of…
Universal Appeal of Cuban Vocal Music
Vocal Universo – Música Universal (Ansonica Records, 2018) Vocal Universo is an acclaimed a cappella ensemble featuring four gifted women: Martha Jacqueline Ramírez Torres, Anna…
Artist Profiles: Iva Nova
Iva Nova (Ива Нова) was formed in St. Petersburg in 2002, when five young Russian ladies met to create a new collective of musicians. All…
Artist Profiles: Vedan Kolod
The Ensemble of Slavonic Ethnic Music Vedan Kolod (meaning Prophetic tree) was created in February 2005 in Siberia, Russia, by Tatyana Naryshkina. In July 2005…
Artist Profiles: Vladiswar Nadishana
Vladiswar Nadishana is a Russian multi-instrumentalist and composer, who creates his own path in music, design, dancing, rites and other life processes. His music style…
Artist Profiles: Santtu Karhu
In 1987, the Finnish press of Soviet-Karelia wrote about a young guy who was becoming popular on the underground scene of Petrozavodsk. Santtu Karhu (alias…
Artist Profiles: Samputu
Samputu is a singer from Rwanda with a strong, clear and beautiful voice, which harmonizes and leads in soaring passages, and whispers in quiet ballads.…
Artist Profiles: Baba Salama Said
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…
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…
Artist 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.…