Influential Salsa Vocalist and Composer Ismael Quintana Dies at 78
Puerto Rican salsa singer and composer Ismael Quintana passed away on April 16, 2016 in Colorado. Ismael Quintana was the lead singer of Eddie Palmieri’s…
Rounder Records Reissues Los Pleneros de la 21’s Somos Boricuas
Rounder Records has reissued Somos Boricuas / We Are Puerto Rican: Bomba y Plena en Nueva York by Los Pleneros de la 21. The reissue…
Artist Profiles: Abu Araki al-Bakheit
Abu Araki al-Bakheit is a musical giant who emerged during the latter years of Sudanese music’s golden era. With his fabulously smooth and supple voice,…
Artist Profiles: Abrasevic-Valjevo
Abrashevich folk dance company was founded in Valjevo, Serbia, in 1905, and at the same time in Belgrade, Kragujevac and few other Serbian cities, and…
Artist Profiles: Aboubacar Camara
Steeped in the drumming and dance of his native Guinea from childhood, Aboubacar Camara was tapped for ballet training at the age of 9, and…
Artist Profiles: Abiogenesis
Abiogenesis, from Nagaland in India, is an experimental band and they have developed a new world genre which they have named ‘Howey Music’. Howey is…
Artist Profiles: Abigail Washburn
Abigail Washburn’s soulful singing was one of the signature sounds of Uncle Earl since she joined in May 2003. Signed to Nettwerk Records as a…
Artist Profiles: Abida Parveen
Abida Parveen, the queen of Sufi mystic singing spreads the message of love and induces a state of spiritual ecstasy with her Sufi mystic songs.…
Artist Profiles: Abhishek Basu
Abhishek Basu gave his first professional concert with santur maestro Tarun Bhattacharya. He was but a boy of eight when he first stepped into his…
Artist Profiles: Abhisek Lahiri
At a young age Abhisek Lahiri rose to prominence as a sarod player in India. Abhisek has won the hearts of discerning audiences worldwide with…