Artist Profiles: The Blind Boys of Alabama
Formed in the late 1930s, The Blind Boys of Alabama predate Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Al Green. While a huge gospel sensation back in…
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Artist profiles: Steve Shehan
Born in Fort Eustis, Virginia, Steve Shehan spent his childhood in the Florida Keys. Later he moved to Europe, living in Sweden, where he started…
Artist profiles: Shooglenifty
Shooglenifty is one of Scotland’s unique exports. This six-piece band is credited for being the originators of ‘acid-croft,’ a fiery and infectious blend of Celtic…
Musicians need to collaborate and promote environmental conservation – interview with Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej
Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej recently organized and performed at The RoundGlass Samsara Festival in Bangalore, focused on environmental sustainability and nature conservation. He joins…
Artist Profiles: Neil Sparkes
Neil Sparkes is a visual artist, musician, and poet whose work resonates through both artistic and popular cultural worlds. Sparkes is widely known as vocalist…
The WOMAD 2017 Experience
Everyone who loves music needs to make a pilgrimage to the UK’s phenomenal annual WOMAD – World of Music Arts and Dance Festival –…
Artist Profiles: JuJu
JuJu is Justin Adams (electric guitar, bendir, backing vocals), Juldeh Camara (lead vocals ritti talking drum),Billy Fuller (bass) and Dave Smith (drums percussion). JuJu’s successful…
Artist Profiles: Geoffrey Oryema
Geoffrey Oryema was born April 16, 1953 in Uganda. Every night, as a child in Kampala, Geoffrey Oryema would sit by his father’s side and…
British Music
The United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. These different territories have distinct styles of folk music. British Musicians Ar LogBellowheadCalum MacKinnonCarreg LafarCathal…
Artist Profiles: Natacha Atlas
Natacha Atlas was born in Belgium, the daughter of an Egyptian father and an English mother. Natacha grew up in the Moroccan suburbs of Brussels,…