Artist Profiles: Abdelkader Saadoun
Abdelkader Saadoun comes from Khemis Miliana in Algeria, a few miles away from Wahran, the birth place of Rai. He started to play Rai music…
Artist Profiles: Abdel Wright
With an incredible true-life story that rivals Jimmy Cliff’s fictional tale of Kingston gangsters in the classic reggae film Harder They Come, Abdel Wright has…
Artist Profiles: Abdel Karim Ensemble
Formed by professional musicians from several countries (Syria, Egypt, Morocco and Spain) and under the direction of Abdel Karim, this ensemble has the purpose of…
Artist Profiles: Abdel Gadir Salim
Abdel Gadir Salim is among the most significant and influential singers Sudan has produced. He first introduced the rhythms and melodies of the western province…
Artist Profiles: Abby Surya Djai
Abby Surya, from Kinshasa (D. R. Congo) started her career in 1984, alongside the well known Congolese female singer Abeti Masikini. The Redoutable, name of…
Artist Profiles: Abby Newton
American musician Abby Newton first brought her cello into the folk music scene in the mid 1970’s as a member of The Putnam County String…
Artist Profiles: Abboud Abdel Aal
Palestinian musician Abboud Abdel Aal (also spelled Abboud Abdel’Al) was born in 1929. He started his musical career while he was only 7 years old.…
Artist Profiles: Aaron Bebe Sukura
Aaron Bebe Sukura is a Ghanaian multi-instrumentalist (harp-lute, thumb-piano, bamboo flute, guitar, xylophone). He recorded Nyong, a solo album devoted to acoustic Highlife from Ghana…
Artist Profiles: Aaron White
Aaron White has been entertaining audiences in all four directions of the Earth. A multifaceted artist, he can be found working on a soundtrack or…
Chris Thile Revealed As New Host of “A Prairie Home Companion”
American mandolinist Chris Thile will replace author and storyteller Garrison Keillor as the new host of A Prairie Home Companion. Starting October 15, 2016, Thile…