Artist Profiles: Sally Nyolo
Sally Nyolo was born in a small village called Eyen-Meyong, in southern Cameroon. At the age of thirteen, she moved to France and lived in…
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Artist Profiles: Francis Mbappe
A native of Cameroon, Francis Mbappe is a talented bassist who has graced the stage with musical greats such as Herbie Hancock, Manu Dibango, Fela…
Artist Profiles: Badenya les Freres Coulibaly
Formed in Nuna, located in northwestern Burkina Faso, Badenya les Freres Coulibaly are part of a family of griots (musician storytellers, also known as jali…
Black Atlantic Music Festival at Duke University
Duke Performances will present a Black Atlantic, a captivating six-day world music festival, celebrating the music of Africa and the African diaspora. The festival takes…
Artist Profiles: Milton Nascimento
Milton Nascimento was born in 1942 in Rio de Janeiro. At the age of two, his adoptive parents, both white, brought him to Tres Pontas,…
Artist Profiles: Lenine
Osvaldo Lenine Macedo Pimentel, better known as Lenine, was born February 2, 1959 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Lenine is a singer, composer, arranger, musician and…
Interview with Regula Curti, Founder of the Beyond Foundation and Beyond Music project
The Beyond Foundation and Beyond Music project have released fascinating musical productions that bring together various world cultures. Regula Curti, founder of the two…
Artist Profiles: Mark Atkins
Mark Atkins is a descendant from the Yamitjti people of Western Australian and Irish-Australian heritage. Mark is a master of the didgeridoo, a storyteller, song…
Artist Profiles: Yungchen Lhamo
Yungchen Lhamo was born near Lhasa, Tibet at a time when the isolated ‘forbidden kingdom’ was caught in the ravages of the Chinese Cultural Revolution.…
Artist Profiles: Yange Yange Trio
Yange Yange Arts is a Wagogo cultural group from the central Tanzanian region around the city of Dodoma. Tanzania has some 12 ethnic groups none…