Bestelling Artists from World Jazz on Calabash Music

Bembeya Jazz

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:07:50 -0500

One of Africa's greatest dance bands, Bembeya Jazz's signature four-guitar section still shines, crowned by the sterling lead guitar work of Sekou Bembeya Diabaté.

Mahmoud Fadl

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:07:50 -0500

Mahmoud Fadl, the Nubian Master Drummer from the Nile, is a descendant of a Nubian family that is rooted in the Griot culture of the "Battikol" people.

Vieux Farka Toure

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:07:50 -0500

Since his infancy, Bouriema “Vieux Farka” Touré has been enamored with the music of his father, Ali Farka Touré. He grew up both in Mali’s capital city, Bamako, and in his father’s home-town of Niafu

Omar Sosa

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:07:50 -0500

Omar Sosa is one of the most versatile jazz artists around, creating a fresh and original urban sound with a Latin Jazz heart

Henri Dikongue

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:07:50 -0500

Henri Dikongué is a rebel with a sensitive soul whose music breaks stereotypes and takes African song in new directions.

Tumi and the Volume

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:07:50 -0500

theirs is a sound that lingers over lines of new-school hip-hop, beat poetry and funked-up jazz

Eliyahu Sills

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:07:50 -0500

Bob Holroyd

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:07:51 -0500

Holroyd blends the sounds of traditional African and Asian music with the rhythms and production techniques of electronica and dance music, and creates something uniquely original.

Kobo Town

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:07:51 -0500

A pan-Caribbean sound where the lyricism and melodies of calypso meet the heavy bass grooves of dub and reggae.

Ali Hassan Kuban

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:07:51 -0500

Ali Hassan Kuban, the godfather of Nubian soul music, masters a blend of pentatonic Nubian musical forms with international jazz instruments and lyrics in Nubian and Arabic.