By rights Cristina Branco shouldnt sing the urban Portuguese song form called fado The genre whose name translates as fate has its history in Lisbon a enigmatic poetic working-class style about accepting the lot life and love has dealt But Branco who…

At the age of four Dulce Pontes used to proudly sing the national anthem of Portugal an early sign of what would become her most important passion in life The artists career began in 1988 when the talented singeractress came in first place in a local…

A member of the jungle outfit Trumystic Sound System rapper Soothsayer made his solo debut in 1999 with Zen Turtle Jason Ankeny All Music Guide

With the body of a bouncer the looks of a movie star and a low sensual voice Bernard Lavilliers started as a left-wing singer following in the footsteps of Lo Ferr This boxer-singer rose to stardom in France in the mid-70s other francophone countries…

The prolific De-Phazz was a jazzy club-oriented downtempo project centered on Germanys Pit Baumgartner a sample-minded producer who surrounded himself with a shifting cast of guest musicians and vocalists Detunized Gravity 1997 Godsdog 1999 Death by …

Best-known for his work with the Verlaines during which time he appeared on a total of seven albums singerguitarist Graeme Downes set off for a solo career in the early 21st century In addition to writing and performing music Downes also works at Uni…

The West African guitar tradition of the Mandigos and Foulahs is fused with influences of contemporary jazz by Guinea-born and Vancouver Canada-based guitarist singer songwriter and bandleader Alpha Yaya Diallo pronounced Jallow Together with his ban…

Though the Venezuelan-born Miami-bred guitarist and lead singer of Mellowdrone Jonathan Bates had been playing the instrument since a child it wasnt until he got to Berklee School of Music that he realized he was simply a technically proficient guita…