Artist Profiles: Aurelio Martinez
Singer-songwriter, composer, guitarist, and politician Aurelio Martínez Suazo was born on September 26, 1969, in Plaplaya, Honduras. He followed the footsteps of the legendary parranderos…
Artist Profiles: Astor Piazzolla
Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla was born in the coastal city of Mar Del Plata, Argentina, in March of 1921. His parents were immigrants from southern Italy.…
Artist Profiles: Asleep at the Wheel
Based in Austin, Texas, and propelled by fiddles, steel guitar, and the warm, smooth vocals of Ray Benson, Asleep at the Wheel is the United…
Artist Profiles: Asika
Asika is a group of contemporary traditional music, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Asika includes eight talented individuals dedicated to promoting Malaysia’s own brand of…
Artist Profiles: Arsenio Rodriguez
Arsenio Rodriguez was a revolutionary figure in Cuban music during the 1940s. He was a bandleader, tresero (tres player) and percussionist, who developed the classic…
Artist Profiles: Arve Moen Bergset
Arve Moen Bergset was born in 1972. He grew up in Vinje, Telemark, an area with a rich folk music tradition. He studied the kveding…
Artist Profiles: Arto Tunçboyaciyan
Arto Tuncboyaciyan was born in 1957, in Galataria, a town outside Constantinople. He is the youngest child of an Armenian family, with roots from Anatolia.…
Artist Profiles: Armenian Navy Band
Music is considered a crucial means of communication by the founder of The Armenian Navy Band, Arto Tunçboyaciyan, a percussionist and vocalist of Armenian descent.…
Artist Profiles: Ariadna Castellanos
Spanish pianist and composer, Ariadna Castellanos Rivas is currently one of the top rising and most promising Flamenco artists. She combines Flamenco and Jazz in…
Artist Profiles: Ara Dinkjian
Ara Dinkjian is an Armenian oud virtuoso born in the United States in 1958. His earliest professional musical experience was accompanying his father Onnik Dinkjian,…