Artist Profiles: Rocky Dawuni
Rocky Dawuni was born January 22, 1969 in Ghana. He burst onto the African reggae scene in the early 1990s as the lead singer of…
Artist Profiles: Sikiru Adepoju
Sikiru Adepoju was born November 10, 1950 in Nigeria. American percussionist Mickey Hart calls him “the Mozart of the talking drum.” Sikiru Adepoju first came…
Symphonic Bluegrass
Balsam Range and Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble – Mountain Overture (Mountain Home Music Company, 2018) Balsam Range, one of the finest acts in the current…
Artist Profiles: Obo Addy
Obo Addy was born January 15, 1936. He was a prominent member of the first generation of African musicians to bring their traditional and popular…
Artist Profiles: Kusun Ensemble
The Kusun Ensemble is an extraordinary group of musicians and dancers based in Ghana, West Africa. Founded by Nii Tettey Tetteh, the group includes past…
The Wild Brass of Downtown New York City
Hungry March Band – Running Through with the Sadness (Imaginator Records, 2018) Hungry March Band has the format of a classic American marching band with…
Golden Harps of Galicia
Rodrigo Romaní Trío – Fios de ouro no ár (Altafonte, 2018) Spanish musician Rodrigo Romaní is one of the leading harp players in Galicia. He’s…
Charming Old Style Braguesa Guitar
Chico Gouveia – Moda Velha (Tradisom, 2016) Guitarist Chico Gouveia showcases one of Portugal’s beautiful musical instruments, the viola braguesa (Braguesa guitar), from northwestern Portugal.…
Artist Profiles: Mustapha Tettey Addy
Mustapha Tettey Addy was born in 1942 in a small village near Ghana’s capital Accra. The Addy family was known for their impressive ritual drummers…
Artist Profiles: Blay Ambolley
Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, affectionately known as the “Simigwa Do Man,” was born in 1947 in the port city of Sekondi-Takoradi, in the Western Region of Ghana.…