Li Bingbing was born in Heilongjiang, Wuchang, China. She specifically enrolled in a high school for future teachers because she initially had no intention of becoming an actress. She eventually agreed to enroll in the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1993 after discovering her love in performing after graduating. Zhang Yuan's Seventeen Years, which she starred in for the first time in 1999,... read full bio
Apocalyptic music is produced by Lunch Money Life, a band willing to portray the deteriorating face of our failing surroundings. They are becoming more and more essential as the end draws closer. Jagged guitars, belligerent percussion and gloomy low-end whisper are mangled together with dated electronics, submerging the listener in a world of loathing and need. The musicians have spent years operating on... read full bio
La Dispute, a post-hardcore band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, has undergone many abrupt changes throughout its years-long artistic development. During their formative years, the five-piece transitioned from dissonant blasts with poetic lyrics to music that integrated a wider range of musical influences. The band experimented with jazz, progressive and dynamic changes as they went along. They were interested from the start... read full bio
Hannigan first gained attention as a mysterious, angelic-voiced singer who accompanied Damien Rice on harmonies. They collaborated for seven years, but the full scope of her abilities wasn't made clear until the release of her solo debut, Sea Sew. The self-released album, a joyful kaleidoscope of love songs, laments, sea shanties and glockenspiels with a hand-stitched Lisa cover, was a huge hit... read full bio
Five friends from Mexico City created the band Little Jesus, which has gone on to establish themselves as one of the region's leading rock references through countless live shows and songs. When Little Jesus' debut single "Berlin" was made available, everything began. Thanks to a number of dance rhythms and an innovative tune characterized at the time as tropipop, a song... read full bio
India has demonstrated a variety of musical skills throughout her career, including freestyle, house, Latin pop and reggaeton, but her run of chart-topping New York salsa hits for the RMM label in the mid- to late '90s, when she was dubbed the Princess of Salsa by none other than Celia Cruz, will forever define her. In the late 1980s, while freestyle... read full bio
Business leader Lisa Wardell has over 25 years of expertise leading shareholder value, stakeholder engagement and corporate mission while managing business strategy, operations, finance and mergers and acquisitions. Adtalem Global Education Inc., whose mission is to enable students to realize their potential, succeed and make uplifting contributions to the world community, presently has Lisa serving as its chairman. Lisa had previously held the... read full bio
Mario Gutiérrez formed the well-known Chilean musical ensemble Los Angeles Negros, which has had a lasting impression on the Latin American music landscape. Los Angeles Negros, a band that was founded in the late 1960s, have long been renowned for their dedication to finding the top musicians and vocalists to perform their compositions. They became well-known due to their distinctive... read full bio
Eliza Bagg has a complicated musical background. She is a classical opera soprano who has traveled throughout Europe with the renowned John Zorn, participated in Meredith Monk's opera at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and appeared as a soloist with the New York Philharmonic. She has performed indie rock venues and charmingly dingy basements while creating her own music under the... read full bio
Louie, a Texas native who is proud of his Mexican ancestry, offers a unique voice and style in the current landscape of country music. He was raised on the streets of Fort Worth and made a pledge to turn his life around while inside. After being freed, he dedicated all of his time to raising his family and making music... read full bio
Liana Flores is a British-Brazilian singer-songwriter who combines a distinctive and enticing spectrum of musical inspirations from British folk and classic jazz to '60s Brazilian bossa nova. She crafts dreamy vignettes of her personal world with melancholic guitar melodies to get lost in. After her self-released song "rises the moon" became an overwhelming global hit, Liana tours as a headliner for... read full bio
Three brothers sprung from four generations of "Oud" players and producers... Samir, Wissam, and Adnan have turned this instrument into a lifelong love, expertise, and legacy, following in the footsteps of their grandpa, grandfather, father, and so forth. Their rendition of "Oud" is unparalleled, as is the synchronization and harmony they produce for audiences across the globe, who are brought together... read full bio
Introducing LaReezy, a New Orleans-born rapper. The goal of the U.T.H. (Utilizing Time Here) Leader is to motivate the next generation of individuals to follow their passions, find their callings, and work toward improving themselves. Through his music, LaReezy creates an image of a society in which everyone is inspired to defy expectations and embark on a path toward personal growth.... read full bio
A group called Los Mirlos is committed to promoting Peruvian Amazonian music and culture. Its actual origins lie in Moyobamba, the place where its members were born and started their musical careers, despite the fact that it was founded in Lima in 1973. Los Mirlos, the forerunners of the hallucinogenic Amazonian cumbia, have performed all over the world for fifty years,... read full bio
Lella Fadda, who was born in Milan, Italy, and grew up in Heliopolis, Cairo, was influenced by her father, Khaled Fadda, a pioneering Egyptian photographer who has photographed Tamer Hosny and El-Sisi. She became at ease with cameras after growing up going to shoots with her father. At MIU in Cairo, where she was pursuing a bachelor's degree in business... read full bio
Leftover Salmon is a genre-bending band from Boulder, Colorado. Their unique blend of bluegrass, rock, country, and Cajun/Zydeco, which the band calls “Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass”, has found favor with the jam band scene. The band formed by accident when a local band, the Salmon Heads, asked some members of the Left Hand String Band to fill some missing spots... read full bio
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is an all male acapella singing group that originated from South Africa. Joseph Shabalala founded the group because he had a chain of dreams that heard harmonies of traditional Zulu music. Performing for over 50 years, the group has cut over 30 albums during their music career, but never gained success outside of South Africa. Then, Paul... read full bio
Lonestar is an American country band from Nashville, Tennessee that consists of members, Dean Sams on the keyboard, Michael Britt on guitar, Keech Rainwater on the drums and Richie McDonald as lead vocals. Since forming their band, Lonestar has released ten studio albums, the first five of which have gone on to reach certified Gold or Platinum. The band is... read full bio
Lorena Ochoa, a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and has been named the top female golfer in the world, was born in Guadalajara and is regarded as one of the greatest Mexican golfers of all time. Ochoa became the top-ranked golfer in the world, surpassing Annika Sorenstam. Ochoa won the Women's British Open by a margin of... read full bio
Lee Ritenour was born in Los Angeles, California. He played his first session when he was sixteen years old with the Mamas and the Papas. Nicknamed Captain Fingers, he (along with Larry Carlton) was a sought-after session guitarist by the time he was in his twenties. He is noted for playing his red Gibson ES-335 and his Gibson L5 guitars.... read full bio
