A soul singer who is known primarily as Whitney Houstons mother rather than for her own considerable talents Cissy Houston was born Emily Drinkard and began her career as a member of her familys gospel group the Drinkards In the early 60s she joined …

Theodore Beaubrun Jnr. (b. 20 September 1956, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; lead vocals), Mimerose P. Beaubrun (b. 13 November 1956, Ouanaminthe, Haiti; lead vocals), Ted Gabriel Beaubrun (b. 29 June 1980, Ouanaminthe, Haiti; percussion/keyboards), Laura Be…

Canadas Rankin Family got their start singing and dancing in their hometown of Mabou Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia Pianistfiddler John Morris guitaristvocalist Jimmy and singers Raylene Carol Jean aka Cookie and Heather developed a unique blend of C…

As a part of the Irish folk group Solas Karan Casey has defined herself as one of Irelands best joining the distinguished ranks of fellow female singersongwriters such as Clannads Maire Brennan Sharon Shannon and Karen Matheson of Capercaillie The Wa…

The nucleus of UK-based Monsoon were producer/writer/musician Steve Coe and his collaborator Martin Smith. Together they produced a hybrid of raga-pop, fusing Indian and Western influences. They were fronted by the schoolgirl vocalist Sheila Chandra …