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2000 Biography Iarla Ó Lionáird has a natural charm about him as he tells the story of the sean nos (old style Irish) songs that he is about to sing&hellip » read more
From Czech Republic
Ida was born in Czechoslovakia and comes from a Moravian-Romany background. Her father, Koloman Bitto, was one of the most significant musical persona&hellip » read more
2001 Biography Be yourself – that’s what their name means, and that’s what this award-winning Gambian group does. Dazzling percussion underpins &hellip » read more
From Iraq
Ilham Al Madfai was born and raised in the early forties in Baghdad, Iraq. His musical talent began developing at the age of twelve. He was and rema&hellip » read more
From Zimbabwe
Imbizo (Zimbabwe) Heinz helped to turn the glorious choral music of black Southern Africa into a worldwide attraction but the story goes deeper than b&hellip » read more
From Sicily
Imbizo's acapella choral music and charismatic dance were a real hit at WOMAD Rivermead 2000 and they return to the festival this year in celebration &hellip » read more
From Zimbabwe
Biography taken from www.imbongi.com, March 2004: Albert Nyathi is a survivor, one of the few full time artists who graduated from the stormy corrido&hellip » read more
Jools Holland is excitable by nature, but when he spots a new artist who has what he considers "it," his enthusiasm goes off the scale. To go by his r&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Biography provided by artist management, July 2002: Brother and sister duo Infinity fuse elements of ancient Indian and contemporary Western music. T&hellip » read more
From Spain
INLAVABLES: One of the best bands of authentic blues southern Europe. Tony "The Mugriento" sweating on bass, J. Aranda de la Rosa with his style of gu&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
Urban samba from Manchester, with a host of rhythms bustling through the sound, topped by the toasting and rapping of Desnya. Dense, intricate and thr&hellip » read more
From Chile
For three decades, Inti-Illimani has intoxicated international audiences with the dreamy, spirited sounds of indigenous South America. The composition&hellip » read more
From Indonesia
A young woman has stirred Indonesia with an inspiring rags-to-riches story that is giving vicarious satisfaction to the masses of ordinary citizens wh&hellip » read more
From Australia
iOTA’s original songs, humour and intense presence on stage will fire up the audience! &hellip » read more
cei·lidh 'a party, gathering, or the like, at which singing and storytelling are the usual forms of entertainment'. It doesn't matter if you're y&hellip » read more
From United States
Isaac Lee Hayes is a man who’s had various lives. As half of the in-house songwriting team at Stax Records in the mid ’60s, he was responsible for&hellip » read more
2001 biography: Mouna Amari - voce, oud Peppe Consolmagno - voce, percussioni Giuseppe Grifeo - pianoforte L’idea di un piccolo ensemble musical&hellip » read more
From Senegal
2001 biography: Born in Senegal in 1956, Ismael Lô’s musical beginnings were far from auspicious. His first guitar was made from an oil barrel and &hellip » read more
From Mali
Biography by Andy Morgan, July 2002: The west African nation of Mali is going through a curious boom time right now. Not only are new roads and buil&hellip » read more
From Senegal
ISSA SAWANE VIRTUOSO PERFORMER AND TEACHER Issa comes from the Casamance region of Senegal. He is an outstanding and athletic dancer having been an a&hellip » read more
From New Zealand
Iva Lamkum is throwing her own special twist and rich voice into the heady world of funk, soul, and jazz. And as a result we're treated to a sophistic&hellip » read more
From Bulgaria
There are very few artists appearing at Rivermead this year who can boast a glowing reference from one Frank Zappa. Ivo Papasov can. There it is, writ&hellip » read more
“The Iyer Brothers…perfect co-ordination between them…a concert offered in pure traditional style…gave an earful of bliss” SatyamOnline.c&hellip » read more
From United Kingdom
A beloved poet once said, ‘that a nation is only as good as the stories it tells.’ Such a revealing sentiment deserves updating. Perhaps Britainâ€&hellip » read more