Artist Profiles: Alim Qasimov
Alim Qasimov, born in 1957 in Shamakha is an Azerbaijani musical legend, revered as one of the five best singers of all time. Qasimov is…
Artist Profiles: Sabina Rakcheyeva
Violinist Sabina Rakcheyeva is the first ever Azerbaijani graduate of the Juilliard School in New York. Sabina Rakcheyeva was born in Baku, Azerbaijan and began…
Artist Profiles: Khaled Arman
Khaled Arman is a musician, composer and improviser. He has dual musical training. On one side he has studied the Afghan and Indian tradition. On…
Artist Profiles: Homayun Sakhi
Homayun Sakhi (sometimes spelled Homayoun) is an outstanding Afghan rubab player, now living in Fremont, California, the American city with the largest concentration of Afghans.…
Artist Profiles: Daud Khan
Born in Kabul (Afghanistan), Daud Khan learned how to play the rubab (an Afghan string instrument) with master Ustad Muhammad Umar. After becoming a skillful…
Celtic Connections 2017 Announces First Acts
Acclaimed world, folk and roots music festival Celtic Connections 2017 has announced some of the acts scheduled to perform in 2017. Although the full program…
Traditional and Modern Sounds from the Pacific
Discover Music from the Pacific with ARC Music gives the listener an opportunity to learn more about the music from the various islands of the…
Artist Profiles: Aziz Herawi
Aziz Herawi is an expatriate Afghani currently living in California. He comes from a wealthy religious family in Herat. His father did not approve of…
Artist Profiles: Tausi Women’s Taarab
Zanzibar’s all-female Tausi Taarab orchestra was formed in 2009 and presents classical style music in the tradition of some of Zanzibar’s strongest women. Dating back…
Artist Profiles: Mim Suleiman
Mim Suleiman was born in Zanzibar (Tanzania) and lived in Shangani (Stone Town) for most of her childhood, where she attended Tumekuja School. Mim appeared…