Artists

When 20-year-old singer Samba Mapangala boarded the riverboat for Kisangani in 1975, little did he know where it would really be taking him. The young vocalist, one of a quartet of singers in the Kinshasa dance band Saka Saka, was heading with his mates for a tour of Eastern Zaire. read more

The Atse Tewodros Project, coordinated by the Ethio-Italian writer-musician-performer Gabriella Ghermandi, is an initiative that forges collaborations between traditional Ethiopian and Italian musicians. The project’s repertoire includes songs from the Ethiopian Resistance that fought against the Italian Fascist Regime. By doing so, it reclaims the past, describes the course of human and read more

The group was formed under the Department of Culture through Zanzibar’s Ministry of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports since 1995.

The group comprises many men and women drummers, singers and dancers who maintain, preserve and develop our traditional heritage. They play different kinds of ngoma traditional drumming and dancing from across read more

From the Casamance region of Senegal, Sana Cissokho was born into a Mandinka traditional family of jalis or griots, where he learned to play kora with his parents Lamine Cissokho and Ndeye Diongtang Diabaté. He grew up with the Mandé people and received in-depth training in these rich cultural traditions.

Sana’s read more

Nasibo is a singer-songwriter. mbira player, percussionist, dancer and cultural-gender activist from Zimbabwe, who soothes and uplifts your soul.

In her music, she has found a way to address issues that affect society. She sings of

problems affecting women and children, Ubuntu and other social issues.

She has performed on several stages alongside read more

Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Naxx Bitota discovered her passion for music at the age of 9 and dreamed of making a career out of it. She pursued this dream by joining several choirs of different styles: gospel, traditional, classical and folk music in the Congo and then read more