Perhaps the most gifted African musician working within the fused ancestral streams of African+American music, Abdullah Ibrahim, formerly known as Dollar Brand, is a pianist, composer, arranger, band leader and teacher. His performing career has taken him to Africa, Japan, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, North America, and India, where he has worked as soloist, and in duo, trio, ensemble and... read full bio
Alash is an ensemble comprised of master throat singers. The ancient art of throat singing was a development amongst nomadic herdsmen of Tuva, a republic in Central Asia. The members of Alash were trained in traditional Tuvan music at a young age, learning from their families and then attending master throat singing programs, becoming students of the art. The sounds... read full bio
Albita is a Cuban American singer who has performed with Celia Cruz, Willy Chirino, Phil Collins, Tony Bennett, Gilberto Gil, Juan Luis Guerra, Daniela Mercury, Miriam Makeba, Arturo Sandoval, Paquito DRivera and Melissa Ethridge. She has been invited to perform four Presidential functions, including two inaugurations. She founded her own label Angel's Dawn Records" under which she produced and launched... read full bio
Alejandro Fernández is an extremely popular Latin Grammy-winning Mexican singer. Nicknamed as ""El Potrillo"" or The Colt by the media and his fans, he has sold over thirty million albums worldwide. Alejandro is the son of the legendary ranchera singer Vicente Fernández. He originally specialized in traditional, earthy forms of Mexican folk music, such as mariachi and ranchera. Alejandro... read full bio
Americas Got Talent Alumni, Alex Boye brings an African twist to pop music, with 260 million views and counting on YouTube. He combines the explosive rhythms and various languages of his native land Nigeria into his highly anticipated upcoming debut pop album. Boyes single Let It Go has garnered more than 72 millions views and Peponi, the Africanized version of... read full bio
Ali Campbell is a British singer best known as the lead singer for the band UB40. The band sold an unbelievable 60+ million records worldwide, including four no. 1 hits and six top 40 Billboard hits including Red Red Wine, The Way You Do The Things You Do, Here I Am (Come and Take Me), and Cant Help Falling In... read full bio
Allison Crowe is a Canadian singer and songwriter who began performing professionally at the age of 15. She ruled the coffee house and bar scene on Vancouver Island. Her childhood influences include jazz, classical, and rock and she is credited for her distinct voice and performance ability. Largely a solo performer, Crowe performs with her guitar and a piano -... read full bio
One of the most popular Irish traditional bands in the last decades, Altan has had a huge impact on all of their listeners. They have had award winning recordings with their songs that range from sensitive old Irish songs all the way to fast,hard hitting irish jigs. They have been playing together for almost 20 years already and keep on... read full bio
Altin Gun is an Anatolian rock and Turkish psychedelic-folk band from Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The group was founded by bassist Jasper Verhulst and consists of members Ben Rider, Erdinc Ecevit Yildiz, Gino Groeneveld, Merve Dasdemir and Daniel Smienk. The group rose to fame after the release of their debut album, “On”. Since the release of their debut album, Altin Gun... read full bio
Amaia Montero Saldías is a Spanish singer and song writer. She was the vocalist of the group La Oreja de Van Gogh, who obtained great hits and has earned fame at the Iberoamerican level. While attending University, she met the rest of the members of the band, but when the band became famous she had switched majors, and was... read full bio
Amanda grew up in a house that loved music. Her life took a new direction when she walked into a local Toronto jazz club and asked if she could audition. The owner gave her a chance to sing with the house band and she landed her first weekly gig - Martinez Martini Mondays. She started getting referrals through word of... read full bio
Amir Gwirtzman is an Israeli jazz musician from Tel Aviv, Israel. Gwirtzman is best known for his compositions on reed and woodwind instruments. For nearly ten years, Gwirtzman has performed solo projects with instruments like the Scottish Highland bagpipes, Middle Eastern ney, Armenian duduk, and flutes from cultures ranging from Native American to Irish and Vietnamese. Gwirtzmans renowned skill of... read full bio
Andrea Echeverri is a singer in the Columbian group Aterciopelados. She also plays the guitar and cowrites the songs for the group. Her first solo album focused on her alternative feminist rock style. . The pierced and tattooed Echeverri stunned her conservative country by singing a song about her unwillingness to ruin her silhouette by having children her... read full bio
Andy Narell - world's pre-eminent steel pan player. Along with Paquito d'Rivera and Dave Samuels, founded Caribbean Jazz Project. His upbeat, beautiful compositions explore the connection between jazz and Afro-Caribbean music. Andy has become a fixture on both the American jazz and world music scene as well as in Trinidad, birthplace of the steel band. With his green card band"... read full bio
Long before mainstream America started living la vida loca with the rise of Latin pop, Upstairs Records recording artist Angelina was already burning up dance floors with bilingual dance tracks. As one of the leaders in the evolution of dance music, Angelina's debut album elevated bilingual dance music to an unprecedented level. After Release Me, which skyrocketed to number 7... read full bio
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Anthony Kearns is a true lyric tenor. He has incredible agility and flexibility of voice and the ability to color notes gracefully and beautifully. Kearns has a deep love of opera and a devotion to the genre. Whether in the realm of the classics or the traditional music of his homeland, the power and clarity in The Voice expresses great... read full bio
The Baha Men are a band that performs world music, mainly in the modernized Bahamian style of music called junkanoo. They have been around since the late 70's but didn't become mainstream until 2000 when they created a remake of an Anslem Douglas song called ""Who Let The Dogs Out"". The song earned them many awards including a Grammy for... read full bio
Bajofondo is an alternative music ensemble. The group is Grammy-winning and they perform an eclectic mix of tango, folklore, rock, hip-hop, jazz, electronica, and Latin sounds. Bajofondo is known as one of the most acclaimed live acts in the world. They are a large ensemble and stun new and old fans with their epic energy at live performances. Bajofondo has... read full bio
With its members hailing from Berlin and Tel Aviv, Baladino is a young Israeli Mediterranean folk band that offers fresh, yet deeply authentic interpretations of Sephardic and Ladino melodies and brings this tradition back into full, fresh dialogue with its trans-Mediterranean past, using extended technique, subtle electronics and improvisation to dust off the predominant heavy-handed approach to Ladino music. With... read full bio
