Artist Profiles: Baba Sissoko
Baba Sissoko is a master of the talking drums (tamani). He is also a jali (griot) by birth. He has collaborated and recorded with Youssou…
Artist Profiles: Assitan Mamani Keita
Born in Bamako of a Malinke father and Bambara mother, two of the 3 ethnic groups living in Mali, Assitan Mamani Keita was brought up…
Artist Profiles: Amadou & Mariam
During the 1960s, in Bamako, Mali, a young girl of six used to appear at local festivals by popular demand. On the other side of…
Artist Profiles: Adama Yalomba
Malian musician Adama Yalomba plays guitar, ngoni and dan. He became known to western audiences in 2003 thanks to the CD Festival in the Desert…
Artist Profiles: The Abonation
Started in 2004, the band, originally called TIK, performed in many places in Perak, northwestern Malaysia. The first members of the band, which are original…
Artist Profiles: Sayu Ateng
In Borneo, among the Orang Ulu people, Sayu Ateng means welcome. This 7-member group has been making waves in the local, regional and international music…
Artist Profiles: Diplomats of Drum
The Diplomats of Drum are a band from Malaysia that comprises of each ethnic race in the country. The Diplomats fuses Malaysian melodies and rhythms…
Artist Profiles: Tengir-Too
Tengir-Too is a contemporary ensemble that plays traditional music. The group takes its name from the mountain range that towers over the high mountain passes…
Artist Profiles: Jaojoby
In the early seventies, Jaojoby was one of the first to sing Salegy (Malagasy dance music), up until them limited to a few instrumental recordings.…
Artist Profiles: Kilema
His name is Randrianantoandro Clément, but most people call him Kilema. He was introduced to the world music scene as part of the famous Madagascan…