Artist profiles: Shurahibeel Ahmed
Shurahibeel Ahmed was born in Omdurman in central Sudan in 1935 and arrived to the capital Khartoum at a time when the lyric songs of…
Artist profiles: Shu-ni Tsou
Shu-ni Tsou started learning to play dizi at the age of ten at the National Taiwan Junior College of Performing Arts and went on to…
Artist profiles: Silly Wizard
Silly Wizard was one of the most phenomenal Scottish bands. It played the essence of Scottish music throughout Europe and North America for over two…
Artist profiles: Shooglenifty
Shooglenifty is one of Scotland’s unique exports. This six-piece band is credited for being the originators of ‘acid-croft,’ a fiery and infectious blend of Celtic…
Artist profiles: Sheila Chandra
Singing at her family home at age 12, Sheila Chandra discovered her voice – an instrument which has beguiled and mesmerized her audiences around the…
Artist profiles: Abduvali Abdurashidov
Abduvali Abdurashidov created the Academy of Shashmaqam to offer rigorous training to a highly select group of talented young performers. The center receives support from…
Artist profiles: Shammi Pithia
Shammi Pithia is a British Asian composer and producer based in east London. Shammi follows the path of great artists such as Nitin Sawhney, Talvin…
Artist profiles: Shabaz
Shabaz combined eleven generations of vocal history with a modern global sensibility and the wicked rhythms of the dance floor. Shabaz featured the voices of…
Artist profiles: Sevara Nazarkhan
Sevara Nazarkhan, an Uzbek singer-songwriter and musician, plays the dutar, a fifteenth century two-stringed Central Asian lute that is plucked, not strummed. When music was…
Artist profiles: Seth Walker
Seth Walker is deeply influenced by guitar players such as B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and Snooks Eaglin. He’s also a talented songwriting in the blues…