Chimamanda Pearl Chukwuma, a singer, composer and performer also known by her stage name Qing Madi, has made music her only vocation. When she started her profession, her artistic brilliance was immediately apparent. With her innovative genre-defying blend of afrobeats, pop, soul and R&B, the multi-talented Nigerian prodigy is influencing the future of music. She draws heavily from her cultural heritage and the poetic... read full bio
For more than 15 years, Radhika Das has been the global leader of Kirtans. Kirtan is a type of Bhakti yoga-based devotional music and chanting. It entails the musical recitation of holy mantras, prayers, or names of the gods. Kirtan is intended to foster a condition of inner serenity and joy, encourage spiritual development, and evoke a profound sense of... read full bio
A dozen years into Rebelutions stirring career, the release of the California reggae bands fifth album Falling Into Place finds them more energized than ever. Touring relentlessly since Count Me In debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Reggae chart, the bands members have expanded their songwriting horizons and recorded eleven tight new tracks that fuse an ever-youthful attitude of... read full bio
The Rebirth Brass Band's signature brand of super heavy funk has placed them among New Orleans' top brass bands and are the unequivocal, hands down favorite of the younger generation. Formed in 1983 at the now legendary musician incubator of Joseph S. Clarke high school in New Orleans' 6th ward, the Rebirth has brought to jazz their own modernist vocabulary,... read full bio
RhythmEvolution is a spectacular multicultural choreographed and customized sequenced music show featuring internationally renowned Percussionist and DrumJungle Inc. Producer Daniel de los Reyes along with world class Drummers, Percussionists, Dancers, and Singers performing a heart-pumping fusion of Authentic World Rhythms, Vocals, and Dance.... read full bio
Rishab Rikhiram Sharma, a multifaceted musician, music producer, and mental health advocate, was destined for the limelight, and his career is quickly becoming legendary. Born from the famous Delhi luthiers of the Rikhi Ram family, Rishab was first exposed to the sitar when he was just 10 years old. After a few years of steadfast devotion and hard work, Rishab was... read full bio
Rodrigo Amarante is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Apart from partaking in a solo career, Amarante is also part of the bands Los Hermanos, Orquestra Imperial, and Little Joy. His first solo record, ‘Cavalo’ was released to critical acclaim, and his song ‘Tuyo’ was used as the theme for Netflix Original Series ‘Narcos.’ Amarante uses the guitar, piano, bass, and... read full bio
Rodrigo y Gabriela are a Mexican musical duo who specialize in playing fast, rhythmic acoustic guitars. The duo's members are Rodrigo Sanchez, lead guitar, and Gabriela Quintero, rhythm guitar. The musicians gained a reputation by playing in the pubs and bars of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and despite their unusual style, gained a cult following. Reviewing one of their gigs,... read full bio
Introducing Rola, the mesmerizing voice of contemporary Palestinian folk culture. Raised in Nazareth, Palestine, Rola attended the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance for her academic training in Oriental music. Rola's career has been characterized by appearances in esteemed venues across the globe, such as the Qatar Opera House and London's City Theatre. Her work is a blend of tradition... read full bio
Inspired by his West African heritage and a variety of inspirations, Ronis Goliath, a singer residing in Berlin with Cameroonian ancestry, blends pop, dancehall, R&B, and Afrobeat in his songs. His identity is expressed through music, which also acts as a bridge between his two native nations. Foo7, his most recent viral hit in Nigeria, Africa, also made it into... read full bio
Rubblebucket is an alternative jazz band comprised of members Kalmia Traver, Alex Toth, Dandy McDowell, Maddie Rice, Jeremy Gustin, Ian Chang, Max Jaffe, and Adam Dotson. They use baritone saxophone, trumpet, bass, guitar, drums and trombone to create eclectic jazz music. The band has released a multitude of different albums, garnering acclaim from reviewers like Rolling Stone. They have played... read full bio
During the second Intifada, Marwan Abdelhamid, also known as Saint Levant, was born in Jerusalem to a Serbian-Palestinian father and a French-Algerian mother. He would devote his debut EP, From Gaza with Love, to the ten years he spent growing up in Gaza. After being forced to evacuate with his family, Marwan spent the rest of his childhood in Jordan... read full bio
SALIN is a drummer, producer, and composer who was born in Thailand and currently resides in Canada. Through the prism of contemporary soulful production, her latest music explores the entrancing sounds of Northeast Thailand and blends them with the psychedelic sounds of West Africa in the 1970s. She performed at several festivals, including the renowned Montreal International Jazz Festival, after releasing... read full bio
The singer-songwriter known by the stage name SALLE is Peters Kosisochukwu. SALLE began singing at a very young age, and her viral freestyle, shared by the well-known "TUNDEEDNUT," gained her recognition on a global scale. Newspapers in the area, BBC News, and Arise News published articles about it. Up until now, SALLE has acquired almost 370,000 Instagram followers naturally. A few months... read full bio
Samite is the unofficial amabassador of Ugandan Music to America. Increasingly drawn to instruments and rhythms from the traditional Ugandan music scene, he eventually played solo at the Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nairobi. Delivering his mellifluous vocals in his mother tongue, Luganda, he mesmerized audiences with original compositions played on kalimba (finger-piano), marimba (wooden xylophone), litungu (seven-stringed Kenyan instrument)... read full bio
Santrofi is a group of renowned young artists well-known in Ghana's music circles. They are quite famous of the new vintage-inspired Highlife, Highlife Funk and Afrobeat. Lead by bassist/producer Emmanuel Ofori, who emerged from the unchangeable Ebo Taylor, Pat Thomas and Kwashibu Area Band to establish his own collective that is deeply influenced by vintage Ghanaian highlife music in all of its... read full bio
Bulgarian musician, producer, and DJ Sariel Orenda investigates the relationship between emotion and sound, mood and feeling, melody and condition of being. His music takes the listener on a voyage across many languages and civilizations with the overarching goal of reuniting them with their most authentic selves. In addition to live concerts, where he combines live looping guitars, vocals, and... read full bio
Sarkodie is the fourth of five children and was reared in Tema. He graduated from Tema Methodist Day Senior High School and then went on to IPMC to study graphic design. Sarkodie started out as an underground rapper, competing in Kasahare Level, a well-known rap competition hosted by Adom FM. He met Duncan Williams, his former manager, at Duncwills Entertainment while... read full bio
A cursory list of Nigeria's most well-known modern musicians, including Niniola, Burna Boy, and Wizkid, invariably returns to Africa's most important beat producer: SARZ The man known to everyone as Sarz (also known as Beats by Sarz), who was born Osaretin Osabuohien, is a two-time Grammy nominee and is currently the unchallenged heavyweight producer of modern Afrobeats. Sarz is the man... read full bio
Sean Kingston is a multi-Platinum selling Jamaican-American reggae fusion singer and rapper. His debut single, ""Beautiful Girls"", rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for three weeks. Kingston released his self-titled debut album, followed by his sophomore studio album, Tomorrow, and his most recent, Back 2 Life. Kingston was the opening act for Gwen Stefani’s... read full bio
