Mawwal is a collective based in the northeastern United States. The musician behind the project is composer and instrumentalist Jim Matus who plays various types…
Artist Profiles: Mawwal
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Artist Profiles: Dennis Cahill
Dennis Cahill was a virtuoso guitarist versed in classical, blues, rock and traditional Irish music. Cahill was born and raised in Chicago to parents from…
Son Jarocho Masters Los Cenzontles
Cenzontle is the Aztec word for mockingbird, the bird of a hundred voices. Like the cenzontle, Los Cenzontles interpret a variety of regional Mexican styles.…
Artist Profiles: Liz Carroll
Born in Chicago to Irish parents Liz Carroll was a natural at the fiddle right from the start. At age 18 she amazed the Celtic…
Artist Profiles: Little Hatch
Little Hatch likely was the best harmonica player ever to make Kansas City home. He died on January 14, 2003 at 81 years-old. Little Hatch…
Artist Profiles: Lhasa
Her story began in Big Indian, a tiny village perched among the Catskill Mountains of New York although she didn’t stay there long. Lhasa’s (full…
Artist Profiles: Lee Sexton
Lee Sexton is one of the most respected and revered traditional musicians in eastern Kentucky. A master of traditional banjo styles both two-finger picking and…
Artist Profiles: Ledward Ka’apana
Ledward Ka’apana is a master of the art of Hawaiian slack-key guitar and widely regarded as one of its greatest innovators. He is also one…
Artist Profiles: Larry Harlow
LLawrence Ira Kahn, better known as Larry Harlow, was born on March 20, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York. Larry Harlow was a legend in salsa…
Artist Profiles: Keola Beamer
Keola Beamer was born January 18, 1951 in Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Keola’s ‘ohana (family) was well equipped to nurture his musical interests. One of…