Artist Profiles: Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Omar Faruk Tekbilek was born in 1951 in Adana, Turkey to a musical family who nurtured his precocious talents. At the age of eight he…
Artist Profiles: Omar Banaga
Amir Omar ‘Banaga’ was born in the west of Sudan and began his performance career singing on a children’s television program on Sudanese television. He…
Mames Babegenush Adds Strings
Mames Babegenush – With Strings (Galileo Records, 2017) Mames Babegenush is an award-winning klezmer music band from Denmark. On their new album With Strings, Mames…
The Sky & Prairie, a Spectacular Production
The Grasslands Ensemble & Daniel Ho – The Sky & Prairie (Wind Music, 2017) The Sky & Prairie is a remarkable production that brings together…
Artist Profiles: Old Blind Dogs
Over the years Old Blind Dogs have evolved and grown into one of Scotland’s favorite folk bands. In the early days, Dave Francis was…
Artist Profiles: Okay Temiz
Okay Temiz was born in 1939 near Istanbul, Turkey. His family moved to Ankara, where he grew up. Temiz studied drumms and percussion at…
Artist Profiles: Ola Bäckström
Fiddler Ola Bäckström was born in 1959 in Dalarna, Sweden. He is known for his work with The Simon Simonsson Kvartet, Den Fule (Quake NSD61),…
Artist Profiles: Ojos de Brujo
Ojos de Brujo was a flamenco roots band based in Barcelona, Spain. The band caused a stir in international music circles in 2003-2004 with its…
Artist Profiles: Noam Pikelny
Noam Pikelny was born February 27, 1981, in Chicago, Illinois. He is one of the finest banjo musicians in the United States. In 2004 he…
Artist Profiles: Niyaz
Vas vocalist Azam Ali; Axiom of Choice’s multi-instrumentalist Loga Ramin Torkian; and producer/remixer Carmen Rizzo joined forces to create a globe-spanning sound that the trio…