Basya Schechter formed Pharaoh's Daughter, and in doing so, she created a brand of music that combines her religious Jewish spiritual music background, world beat, and the intense lyrical detail of a Pop singer/songwriter. Pharaoh's Daughter was invited to Queen Elizabeth Hall in London as part of a weeklong UK Mini Tour in the Tenth London Biannual Jewish Music Festival.... 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
Pigeon, a five-piece band, bursts onto the scene with their explosive first EP Yagana. The group was born out of an accidental post-pub jam session in Margate. The seamless transitions between Afro-disco, grunge, no wave and jazz on the tunes make the band's interconnected symbiotic relationship clear right away. Falle Nioke, a singer from Guinea, is supported by a talented ensemble that... 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sean Paul is a Jamaican rapper, singer and producer from Kingston, Jamaica. He reached his peak in the 2000’s with hits like “Temperature”, “Get Busy”, “I’m Still in Love with You”, “We Be Burnin”, and more. He is also known for being featured on songs such as Beyonce’s “Baby Boy”, The Saturdays “What About Us” and Clean Bandit’s “Rockabye”. While... read full bio
Seun Kuti, a Nigerian musician who is the son of legendary afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, leads the band Egypt 80. He became the lead singer when he was only fourteen years old. His debut album, Many Things, was produced by Martin Meissonnier, who had previously produced two albums for his father. The majority of the Egypt 80 members are... read full bio
Shabazz Palaces is a uniquely experimental hip hop duo made up of Tendai “Baba” Maraire and Ishmael Butler, also known as Palaceer Lazaro. The duo has released full-length studio albums entitled Lese Majesty and Black Up, both of which have been critically acclaimed. The band has released two more albums on Sub Pop entitled Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines and... read full bio
