The ancient shamanistic musical traditions of the Samis of northern Scandanavia in what was once known as Lapland are given a modern twist by vocalist and drummer Mari Boine Persen Although her highly rhythmic songs are rooted in the wordless yodelin…

Spanish star Rafael Martos was born in May 5 1942 At the age of nine Raphael came in first place at a childrens festival where contestants from all over Europe were competing In 1966 Raphael represented Spain at Eurovisins festival with his song Yo S…

Neo-folk-rock singersongwriter Sandi Thom generated publicity and controversy when she landed a major-label record contract on the strength of a three-week live webcast series beamed across the Internet from the basement of her flat Born Alexandria T…

Generally content to play the wingman or backup guy for acts like Cibo Matto, Jurassic 5, Handsome Boy Modeling School, or Yoko Ono's band, Sean Ono Lennon is also a gifted songwriter and producer in his own right. His 1998 debut on Grand Royale and …

With her omnivorous musical tastes and cheeky attitude London-based pop singersongwriter Lily Allen made a name for herself almost as soon as she released her demos on the Internet The daughter of comedian Keith Allen Lily spent most of her childhood…

The most successful female vocal group of the '60s, The Supremes were one of the quintessential Motown acts, scoring countless memorable hits that helped to define that label's distinctive R&B/pop hybrid. Diana Ross was the group's leader, but the Su…

Queen embodied 1970s glam rock--mixing heavy riffs and intricate vocal harmonies with a gender-bending image. Freddie Mercury's operatic voice and Brian May's guitar were multi-tracked ad infinitum to create pomp-rock in the grandest sense. In the '8…