Two brothers, Steven Rene Jacobo and Tony-Ray Jacobo, formed Tribal Seeds in San Diego, California. They quickly grew into a six member band with Victor Navarro, Carlos Verdugo, E.N Young, and Ryan Gonzo. The band's sound showcases their spiritually driven rock vibe, infused with reggae style roots. Tribal Seeds have worked their way to the foreground of the reggae rock... read full bio
Lartiste is a Moroccan hip-hop artist, who was formerly a member of the rap group Malediction. Of his four albums- Lalbum, Fenomeno, Maestro and Clandestino- his most recent three topped the French charts. Lartiste has released fourteen hit singles, all charting in France, with Chocolat featuring Awa Imani most notably peaking at No. 3. His other most popular hits include:... read full bio
Motor City Drum Ensemble is made up of only one member: the German house expert drummer Danilo Plessow. His style is described as both futuristic and harkening to the past, and he combines the genres of jazz, soul, and techno in a way that truly represents his love for his hometown of Detroit. He got his start in music... read full bio
Beats Antique is a world fusion and electronic music group. Notable for their live shows, dance, and performance art, the group delivers on a variety of different genres. The music is a combination of Middle Eastern belly dance, hip-hop, jazz, afro-beat, and electronic. The members of the band are experienced in the arts- Zoe Jakes is a lifelong dancer, skilled... read full bio
David Arkenstone is an American musician and composer from Chicago, Illinois. Arkenstone plays the keyboards and guitar and most of his music is instrumental and is a mixture of genres such as celtic, new age, electronic, and ambient. Arkenstone is also known for composing music for video games such as World of Warcraft and Emperor: Battle of Doom. Arkenstone became... read full bio
Ross-Emmanuel Bayeto, better known as the stage name Afro B, is a British DJ and singer-songwriter who rose to fame after the release of his hit single, “Drogba (Joanna),” which peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard RnB/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and also led to the viral creation of the Drogba Challenge. Afro B was born in Greenwich, London, England,... read full bio
Keziah Jones' emotional lyrics coupled with his smooth guitar techniques produce one of the most talented artists of our time period. He is a Nigerian singer songwriter and very talented musician who plays blues, funk, Yoruba music, and soul. His is well known for his very distinctive style of playing the guitar, in which he uses his right hand to... read full bio
Ana Moura, a Grammy-winning and number-one vocalist, is the most popular and successful fadista to emerge in the twenty-first century. Her albums have continuously done well in the marketplace and her international concert tours often sell out. On the Tejo River, north of Lisbon, in the ancient city of Santarem, she was born. Moura was raised in a family where fado... read full bio
Mulatu Astatke is a well-known composer, arranger and musician from Ethiopia who plays the piano, organ, vibraphone and percussion. He is also recognized as the father of Ethio-jazz, a distinctive fusion of pop, modern jazz, traditional Ethiopian music, Latin rhythms, Caribbean reggae and Afro-funk. He spent a large portion of the 1970s extending the boundaries of Ethiopian music by working both domestically and... read full bio
Anna Phoebe is a violinist and composer who works on multi-genre solo and group projects. She is also a broadcaster with a show on Soho Radio and a member of the Ivors Academy Board of Directors. Her most recent solo album, Sea Souls, explores the relationship between the sea and the human psyche via a rich musical palette inspired by the... read full bio
DJ and music producer ALECEO. He records for a number of well-known labels, including Music For Dreams, Pipe & Pochet, Lump, Kosa, Shango, and Café De Anatolia. Over the course of his career, he has produced a vast repertoire that includes singles, albums on vinyl and digital platforms, remixes, and collaborations with musicians from around the world. His sound is a... read full bio
The New York Times referred to Ghalia Benali as "a maker of her own myths." The Belgian-Tunisian artist Ghalia Benali began her artistic career as an actress, painter, designer, composer, writer, and vocalist. Reviving the ancient and establishing the new, blending various musical genres, and bridging cultural divides are all inevitable results of combining the two extremes she experienced. Raised in... read full bio
Inspired equally by American folk singer Joan Baez and Arab protesting singers like Cheikh Imam and Marcel Khalifé, Emel Mathlouthi, also known as "Emel," rose to fame with her rendition of "Kelmti Horra," or "My Word is Free," during the height of the Arab Spring. The song went on to become a hymn to freedom. Her first CD, "Kelmti Horra," was... read full bio
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu is an Indigenous Australian musician. He was born blind, has never learned Braille and does not have a guide dog or use a white cane. He plays several instruments, including the drums, keyboards, guitar and didgeridoo, but it is the clarity of his singing voice that has attracted great attention. He sings stories of his homeland... read full bio
Mr Eazi is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and entrepreneur. He is said to be a leading pioneer in Banku music, which is a mix of Ghanaian highlife and Nigerian chord progressions and patterns. He has released three mixtapes, “About to Blow”, “Life Is Eazi, Vol. 1”, and “Life Is Eazi, Vol 2.”. Mr Eazi has been nominated for several awards and... read full bio
In an article by NPR, the band THE HU was highlighted as "a band from Mongolia that merges the screaming guitars of heavy metal and traditional Mongolian guttural singing," elaborating on the significance of culture and the band's distinctive musical identity. Gala, Jaya, Temka and Enkush are a modern rock band with roots in Mongolian culture that was founded in Ulaanbaatar.... read full bio
It is a well-known fact that A. R. Rahman is credited for reinventing modern Indian music. Rahman has composed the soundtrack for more than 150 films, many of which have become classics, including "Roja," "Bombay," "Dil Se," "Taal," "Vandemataram," "Jodhaa Akbar," "Slumdog Millionaire," "127 Hours," "Rockstar" and many others. Rahman followed in the footsteps of his father, a South Indian... read full bio
A DJ, record collector and host of one of BBC Radio 6 Music's most well-liked music programs, Gilles Peterson also runs the independent record label Brownswood Recordings and is the creator of the internet radio station Worldwide FM. On the GTA V video game, Gilles is also the host of the Worldwide FM radio station. Peterson has advocated for the cutting edge... read full bio
Leading the way in the world of ethnic and organic electronic music is J.Pool. He is a wanderer at heart, and his love is exploring new places and gathering inspiration from people and the natural world to translate into music. His intention is to compose music that speaks to our primal human instincts. African, Latin, and Native American instruments and rhythms... read full bio
With a strong African connection, Blick Bassy is a gifted singer-songwriter from Cameroon who is well-known in France for his energetic live performances of indie-pop and afro-soul music. Blick Bassy has decided to talk about the environment, especially the pressing problem of water, on his most recent album, Mádibá. Blick Bassy's music, which mostly uses Bassa, the mother tongue of the region,... read full bio
