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From Canada

Categorizing Jorane's music is not an easy task. This talented artist is difficult to classify by genre because her music is truly original. Compleme&hellip » read more

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From South Africa

Mention African song and most people think of South African practitioners of the vocal arts - Solomon Linda, Miriam Makeba and perhaps more than anyon&hellip » read more

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From Algeria, United Kingdom

El-Andalus are the leading exponents in London of classical Arabic and Andalusian music. They are led by oud (Arab lute) player Yazid Fentazi who h&hellip » read more

Silk String Quartet more »

From China (Peoples Republic)

The Silk String Quartet profiles the very best in Chinese musical talent in the UK and Europe, comprising four established virtuosi with international&hellip » read more

Caldito more »

From Spain

Natural de Badajoz y aprendiz del mundo en sus constantes viajes por la geografía española primero y por Europa después, Caldito formó parte en Su&hellip » read more

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From United States

The sound of the Pacific North-West isn’t all about the crunching guitars of those longhaired grunge types. Sometimes you’ve also got to watch the&hellip » read more

Art Angels more »

From United Kingdom

'Art Angels' bring their combined experience in environmental, performance and visual arts to Caceres with a witty take on the theme of 'Food'. Childr&hellip » read more

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Dean & Britta more »

From United States

Providing a live soundtrack to 13 of Andy Warhol's famous but rarely seen silent screen tests of young actors, shot in New York City from 1962 to 1964&hellip » read more

Heather Nova more »

From Bermuda

"The word has connotations of something visceral and sexual in a subtle way," says Heather Nova explaining the title of Oyster, her eagerly-awaited de&hellip » read more

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Mark Alcock more »

From Japan, United Kingdom

Mark Alcock, leader of Taiko Meantime, studied and performed Taiko drumming with the Tennon Daiko drummers of Wakayama prefecture in Southern Japan. H&hellip » read more

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Mayte Martin more »

From Spain

Probably the best female flamenco voice of her generation, she sings everything and sings it well. Her name will join the great ones who have preceded&hellip » read more

Peizeo & Paolo - Capoeira Angola more »

From Other...

If you’re feeling super fit, take up the challenge of Contra–Maestre Piezeo and his Grupo de Capoeira Angola. This charismatic and dynamic mover &hellip » read more

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Future World Funk more »

From United Kingdom

FWF is a global pastiche of rhythms and sounds, fusing musical elements of Latin, African, Indian, Arabic and Caribbean with breaks, beats and grooves&hellip » read more

T-Bone more »

From Thailand

T-Bone -Thailand's most delicious musical dish to date! The recipe is reggae, ska, jazz with a distinctive Thai flavour, a little dash of tongue-in-c&hellip » read more

Lappelectro featuring Daniel Lapp more »

From Canada

Trumpet/violin virtuoso Daniel Lapp mines uncharted territory by blending jazz and funk with elements of DJ culture. From sweet and jazzy downtempo to&hellip » read more

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Slava & Leonard Grigoryan more »

From Australia, Kazakhstan

These two immensely talented guitarists, Slava and his younger brother Leonard, will play the music of Argentina’s Astor Piazzolla and Brazil’s Ra&hellip » read more

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Children of Dub more »

From United Kingdom

Flitting between spacey dub and softcore hints of jungle, Children of Dub are the latest signing to the expanding Magick Eye label. Fitting snug as a &hellip » read more

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From Zimbabwe

"I am like a mirror," declares Zimbabwe's popular music star Chiwoniso Maraire. "I basically sing about what I see happening in the world. If som&hellip » read more


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