The High Kings are an Irish folk group from Dublin, Ireland, that consists of members Finbarr Clancy, Brian Dunphy and Darren Holden. Over the years, The High Kings have released four studio albums, two live albums, and have also released. Their debut album, “The High Kings” peaked at number 2 on the US World charts and earned them platinum certification... read full bio
Skerryvore is a Scottish Celtic rock group that was formed from members Daniel Gillespie, Martin Gillespie, Fraser West, and Alec Dalglish. The group has a background in brass bands, wind bands, jazz bands, with blues, folk and country influences. Over the years, Skerryvore has released seven albums with their latest three; “Chasing the Sun”, “Decade” and “EVO” peaking in the... read full bio
Small Island Big Song is a music, film and live project that features over a hundred musicians that span over 16 island nations of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Small Island Big Song creates a musical statement of artists who are in the frontline of cultural and environmental challenges. Various members of the group come from countries such as Madagascar,... read full bio
Baaba Maal is a Senegalese singer-songwriter, composer and guitarist from Podor, French West Africa. Maal followed his love for music as he was influenced by his family friend Mansour Seck to learn music in school. He then went on to study music in Dakar before going on to study in Paris. After coming back from Paris, Maal began studying traditional... read full bio
There are plenty of high-caliber songs available for followers of the genre in the era of Amapiano giants like Kabza De Small, Kelvin Momo and DJ Maphorisa. DBN Gogo (Mandisa Radebe) makes a determined effort with Whats Real to join those ranks, with largely positive outcomes. Her hour-and-fifteen-minute debut is a polished work that is certain to light up dance floors... read full bio
Ife Ogunjobi is a Nigerian-born musician who was reared in London and whose music is a synthesis of the noises in his environment. His upbringing in South East London exposed him to a variety of musical styles, including jazz, afrobeat and hip-hop. His creative concept, which was influenced by musicians like Fela Kuti, Erykah Badu and Freddie Hubbard, breaks through borders between... read full bio
Nihiloxica is a project that employs a dark, techno-sensible prism to concentrate the full power of Uganda's old Bugandan drumming culture on the modern dance floor. The cross-continental band, comprised of UK musicians Spooky-J & pq and members of the Nilotika Cultural Ensemble, was founded by them and was nurtured in Kampala by renowned label Nyege Nyege Tapes. They explore the... read full bio
Martyn Joseph is a wholly original and astounding artist. Rip apart what you believe you know about singer-songwriters. He produces a performance for a single guy and a guitar that is dynamic, captivating and impassioned. Whether speaking to 200 or 20,000 people, he consistently disperses the gathering. His powerful and moving songs have the unusual capacity to speak directly to the heart.... read full bio
Here is a performer who is frequently hailed as Kuduro's new diva. It should come as no surprise that Pongo has made it her mission to continually modernize the history of the genre by incorporating global elements into her music. The ardent dancer, who was born in Angola, was exposed to a wide variety of musical genres as a child.... read full bio
Afrofusion musician Tim Lyre is from Lagos, Nigeria. Tim is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer whose music explores the human experience from an afro-futurist viewpoint while bending genres. Tim blends international poetry through voice and sound over a bustling, psychedelic Lagos environment as a key player in Nigeria's alté revival. His music is a genre-defying, afro-futurist study of the human experience,... read full bio
Suté Iwar is a multi-talented individual. He started learning the piano at age seven and the saxophone at Muson Centre in Onikan, where his father had enrolled him. Years later, he and his brothers would establish the BANTU Collective, an artistic hub with the mission "to push high-quality art across the board." Suté recorded albums and EPs under the group,... read full bio
Organic-electronic tracks that a feminist quintet recorded in Togo. Voodoo spirit and heritage geared for the dance floor. There are five of them, five fingers that resemble a single hand that is prepared to make a fist, to strike a table with force, or to tenderly touch the earth. All of them were raised in Togo, which is close to Benin... read full bio
The musical genius of the land, Tsholofelo Machine, also known as Felo Le Tee, preaches the house music bible to the world while embodying hard labor, uniqueness and authenticity in cultural music. Felo Le Tee began his musical career at the age of 14 with a collection of cassettes playing on both sides with the other on cue. He was born... read full bio
Ben Harris is a producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist. His project is called Yemanjo. Harris was up in the culturally diverse Bay Area of California, and his frequent travels have exposed him to a wide variety of global music styles. Yemanjo's sound is a distinctive blend of organic house beats and downtempo music with sounds from the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.... 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
Mariachi el Bronx is not a mariachi band. They are a fusion of classic mariachi sound with current synth and electric sounds, and in their more recent years, they have incorporated a hardcore punk sound into their musical style. The band consists of Matt Caughthran, Joby J. Ford, Jorma Vik, Brad Magers, Ken Horne, Vincent Hidalgo and Ray Suen. Their... read full bio
Composer, producer and performer Phil Coulter was the reigning king of contemporary Celtic music, becoming the best-selling Irish artist of his generation. Coulter enjoyed his greatest success as a writer after teaming up with collaborator Bill Martin; together they authored some of the biggest pop hits of the period, including Sandie Shaw's Eurovision-winning ""Puppet on a String"" and Cliff Richard's... read full bio
Cultural traditions typically change slowly, over the long arc of history. But occasionally a folk cultural innovation emerges that is startlingly fresh in its outward manifestation, although it remains deeply—even reverently—traditional at its core. You may have never heard of “kosher gospel” music before, but the inspirational performances of Joshua Nelson, the creator of this style, will surely call out... read full bio
Los Yonics are a Mexican pop group formed in the 1980s. Los Yonics began playing together in San Luis Pedro but later moved to Acapulco, playing both tropical pop music and ballads. Their music became very popular among American Hispanics in cities siuch as Los Angeles, San Jose, Phoenix, Arizona, and El Paso. They had a string of #1 albums... read full bio
DRUMJUNGLE INC. is founded by internationally renowned Percussionist and Drummer Daniel de los Reyes (Earth, Wind & Fire, Sting, Don Henley, Ricky Martin, Sheryl, Crow, The Killers, Peter Frampton, Jennifer Lopez, Louie Vega, Patti LaBelle, Shakira, Stevie Nicks, Don Omar, etc.) Daniels high-energy drum and percussion performances have captivated audiences all over the world. Add an extensive and diverse... read full bio
