Artist Profiles: Gardénia
Gardénia Benrós was born in the city of Praia, on the island of Santiago, in Cape Verde. Gardénia got her inspiration from the morna traditions…
Artist Profiles: Ferro Gaita
Ferro Gaita was founded in 1996 in the city of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde. From the beginning, the band put their own spin…
Artist Profiles: Fantcha
Her songs are filled with the romantic, acoustic sound of Cape Verdean music. Fantcha’s torch-style songs and dance numbers appeal strongly to lovers of Brazilian…
Artist Profiles: Cesaria Evora
Cesaria Evora (her friends called her Cize) was born on August 27th, 1941 in Mindelo, Cape Verde. At the age of 16 she started to…
Artist Profiles: Boy Ge Mendes
Back in 1990, before the great success of Cesaria Evora, Boy Ge Mendes put the music of Cape Verde on the map with his hit…
Artist Profiles: Yves Lambert
A talented singer-songwriter, versatile musician and consummate Epicurean, Yves Lambert is perhaps best known as a founding member of Quebecois folk supergroup La Bottine Souriante,…
Artist Profiles: The McDades
The McDades At the heart of The McDades are three siblings: the fiddle playing Shannon, Solon on bass, and youngest brother, Jeremiah, a multi instrumental…
Artist Profiles: Simon Beaudry
Guitarist and bouzouki player Simon Beaudry is from Saint-Côme, Québec. Simon grew up surrounded by traditional music. His maternal grandfather is well known in the…
Artist Profiles: Olivier Demers
Olivier Demers is an accomplished violin player and multi-instrumentalist with a history in classical and Quebecois folk music. He has performed with L’Orchestre des Jeunes…
Artist Profiles: Oliver Schroer
Oliver Schroer was born June 18, 1956 in Toronto, Canada. Oliver Schroer was a unique fiddler/composer whose musical explorations took him far beyond his traditional…