Artist Profiles: Grupo Niche
Emanating from El Choco, in Colombia’s western coast, Grupo Niche has made a profound impact on the region’s salsa scene since their inception in 1981.…
Artist Profiles: Claudia Calderón
Colombian pianist and composer Claudia Calderón was born in Palmira, Colombia in 1959. She moved to Venezuela in 1987. She has specialized in performing music…
El Naán: Spanish Folk Sensation
El Naán – La Danza de Las Semillas (El Naán, 2017) La Danza de Las Semillas (Dance of the Seeds) is the new crowdfunded album…
Artist Profiles: Zhou Jinyan
Zhou Jinyan is a talented yangqin player with a BMus honors degree from the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing, and is a former member…
Artist Profiles: Zhipeng Shen
Zhipeng Shen joined Liaoning Song & Dance Company in 1959. Because of his extraordinary musical talent, he was appointed as the “First Violinist” in the…
Artist Profiles: Xu Ke
Xu Ke was born in 1960 in Nanjing, China. He received his B.M. in 1982 with honor from the Department of National Music at the…
Artist Profiles: Min Xiao-Fen
Min Xiao-Fen is a virtuoso on the pipa. She was a pipa soloist for the Nanjing, National Music Orchestra, and was winner of numerous Pipa…
Artist Profiles: Wang Ciheng
Dizi flute master Wang Ciheng is the principal soloist and leader of the wind instrument section of China Central Orchestra of Chinese Music, Beijing. He…
Artist Profiles: The Taoist Music Orchestra of the Shanghai City God Temple
Artist Profiles: The Taoist Music Orchestra of the Shanghai City God Temple The Taoist Music Orchestra of the Shanghai City God Temple The Taoist Music…
Artist Profiles: Shao Rong
Born and raised in Shanghai, China, Shao Rong first broke with tradition when she moved to Japan (she is currently living in Tokyo), although she…