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more »Abdel Ali Slimani
From Algeria, United Kingdom
Abdel Ali Slimani was born in the U Anasser District of Algiers, the heart of a vibrant cosmopolitan port with one eye on Europe, the other on Africa. Music was a pe&hellip read more »
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more »Abdelli
From Algeria
Abdelli is a Berber of the Kabyle people, indigenous North Africans who inhabited the region since pre-Arab times. His main instrument is the mandola, a cross betwee&hellip read more »
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more »Adrian Sherwood
From United Kingdom
Adrian Sherwood's love affair with Jamaican music began back in the late '60s when, as a child of 11, he would hang around outside a local West Indian club with a sc&hellip read more »
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more »Africa Calling
From Zimbabwe
Youssou N'Dour et Le Super Étoile de Dakar (Senegal) Youssou N'Dour has revolutionised Senegalese music over the last thirty years. His keening, plaintive tenor has &hellip read more »
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more »Afro Celt Sound System
From United Kingdom
It has been an extraordinary 10 year journey for the Afro Celt Sound System - one of the most innovative music collectives of its time. In that period there have be&hellip read more »
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more »Amjad Ali Khan
From India
Amjad Ali Khan was born in 1945 in Gwalior, one of the great cities of Madhya Pradesh, India. It's famous as the home of Miyan Tansen (c1500-1590), one of the semi&hellip read more »
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more »Ananda Shankar
From India
The Ananda Shankar Experience & State of Bengal 'Walking On' CDRW83 The first thing to say about this music is that it wasn't made by a band, it was put together&hellip read more »
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more »Ashkhabad
From Turkmenistan
Ashkabad is the capital of Turkmenistan and its cultural hearts. The city's finest musicians have come together and called themselves ASHKHBAD, a word which derives &hellip read more »
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more »Ayub Ogada
From Kenya
Ayub Ogada's 20-year career as a professional musician includes eight years spent in a Nairobi band, some time busking on the Northern Line and a tour with Peter Gab&hellip read more »
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more »Big Blue Ball
There is a dedicated website for Big Blue Ball with more information along with audio and video from the project. Big Blue Ball has taken on the curious legendary s&hellip read more »
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more »Charlie Musselwhite
The story of the man and his music Charlie Musselwhite was born in the hill country of Mississippi and landed in Memphis at a time when the city was coming of age r&hellip read more »
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more »Charlie Winston
From United Kingdom
"I started playing these chords on my guitar and I knew I had something," recollects Charlie Winston of the week in August 2004 when he composed his song 'Like A Hob&hellip read more »
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more »Chris Wood
From United Kingdom
'The renaissance man of English folk' as the Irish Times called him. Chris's debut album The Lark Descending (2005) was hailed an instant classic. The founder of The&hellip read more »
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