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Montes y Manrique
Peruvian duo Eduardo Montes (singer) and César Augusto Manrique (guitarist) were very popular criollo musicians at the turn of the 20th century in Lima. Montes (1874-1939) and Manrique (1878-1966) became the first to record Peruvian music onto disc...
Mariza
Beyond her trademark hairstyle and classy dresswear Mariza has been hailed as one of Portugal’s most outstanding fado voice. She has helped to bring this unique Portuguese style into the 21st century. Her 2001 album "Fado ein mim" had critics...
Taraf de Haïdouks
The Roma ensemble from Clejani, Romania, have established themselves as one of the most outstanding groups in their genre.
Baloji
Born in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo in 1978, Baloji moved to Belgium with his father when he was four years old and grew up in Liège. He joined the rap group Les Malfrats Linguistiques (later called Starflam) as a teenager. They released...
Kutiman
Kutiman is an Israeli musician and songwriter whose work spins on funk, soul and Afrobeat. His 2007 eponymous album received great support from key tastemakers around the world. In 2009 he created the online production project ThruYOU - editing...
Daara J Family
One of Senegal's leading hip hop groups, Daara J Family mixes rap with reggae, ragga, Cuban influences and Senegalese sounds. The original group called Lion Clan, was founded in 1992 by Faada Freddy and N’Dongo D who were joined by Aladji Man in...
Gappy Ranks
A rising star of the UK dancehall scene, Jacob Lee Williams aka Gappy Ranks was born and raised in Harlesdon, London. Early studio work came thanks to local collective Suncycle Crew and Gappy Ranks tracks were soon being championed by sound systems and...
Susana Baca
Nicknamed the « Black Angel » of Afro Peruvian music, Susana Baca mixes African rhythms and Caribbean harmonies. The result is a magnificent anthology of new and traditional songs that open up the forgotten world of Afro-Peruvian music. Born in a...
Omar Sosa
At times compared to a musical Kwame Nkrumah and Marcus Garvey, the Cuban pianist Omar Sosa has forged an extraordinary career. A highly original and intuitive composer, his finely tuned musical encounters between the Afro Cuban, jazz and urban hip-hop...
Barbara Furtuna
Barbara Furtuna is a male vocal ensemble entirely devoted to the Corsican polyphonic song. They have belonged to the insular scene for more than twenty years.
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