Artist Profiles: Prakash Sontakke
Dr. Prakash Sontakke is a student of his father, the well-known Dr. R.B. Sontakke (who himself was taught by the famed master Omkarnath Thakur of…
Artist Profiles: Pandit Jasraj
Pandit Jasraj was born in Haryana state on January 28, 1930. He was a leading North Indian Classical vocalist. Born into a family that has…
Artist Profiles: Paban Das Baul
Paban Das Baul is a Westernized baul who speaks several languages, including Bengali, Hindi, English and French. He is also an accomplished painter. As well…
Artist Profiles: Nirmala Rajasekar
At age 13, Nirmala began her musical journey as a performer of the veena and as a vocalist. She believes in the connective power of…
Artist Profiles: Namgyal Lhamo
Namgyal Lhamo is a singer, songwriter and actress. Namgyal Lhamo originally hails from Shigatse in Tibet. Winner of the Best Female Singer award at the…
Artist Profiles: Nabani Das Baul
Nabani Das Baul was a great Yogi who composed music for Rabindranath Tagore’s poems and wrote many songs. It is through him that Tagore became…
Artist Profiles: Mysore Sri. V. Ramarathnam
An artist is recognized for his uniqueness and excellence by the educated audience, as well as by those who laid the foundation and stood as…
Artist Profiles: Musafir
Conceived in France 1995 by Hameed Khan, a tabla player, Musafir was composed of groups of musicians who in Rajasthan would not play together, but…
Artist Profiles: Mustafa Raza
Dr Mustafa Raza was born in 1958 in Delhi, in a famous family of vichitra veena players. He belongs to the Beenkar, Patiala and Moradabad…
Affirmative Reggae from Guam
For Peace Band – Always Love (Rootfire Cooperative, 2018) Award-winning For Peace Band is a rising act in the American reggae field. The band from…