Rodrigo Amarante is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Apart from partaking in a solo career, Amarante is also part of the bands Los Hermanos, Orquestra Imperial, and Little Joy. His first solo record, Cavalo was released to critical acclaim, and his song Tuyo was used as the theme for Netflix Original Series Narcos. Amarante uses the guitar, piano, bass, and... read full bio
Rodrigo y Gabriela are a Mexican musical duo who specialize in playing fast, rhythmic acoustic guitars. The duo's members are Rodrigo Sanchez, lead guitar, and Gabriela Quintero, rhythm guitar. The musicians gained a reputation by playing in the pubs and bars of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and despite their unusual style, gained a cult following. Reviewing one of their gigs,... read full bio
Introducing Rola, the mesmerizing voice of contemporary Palestinian folk culture. Raised in Nazareth, Palestine, Rola attended the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance for her academic training in Oriental music. Rola's career has been characterized by appearances in esteemed venues across the globe, such as the Qatar Opera House and London's City Theatre. Her work is a blend of tradition... read full bio
Rubblebucket is an alternative jazz band comprised of members Kalmia Traver, Alex Toth, Dandy McDowell, Maddie Rice, Jeremy Gustin, Ian Chang, Max Jaffe, and Adam Dotson. They use baritone saxophone, trumpet, bass, guitar, drums and trombone to create eclectic jazz music. The band has released a multitude of different albums, garnering acclaim from reviewers like Rolling Stone. They have played... read full bio
SALIN is a drummer, producer, and composer who was born in Thailand and currently resides in Canada. Through the prism of contemporary soulful production, her latest music explores the entrancing sounds of Northeast Thailand and blends them with the psychedelic sounds of West Africa in the 1970s. She performed at several festivals, including the renowned Montreal International Jazz Festival, after releasing... read full bio
The singer-songwriter known by the stage name SALLE is Peters Kosisochukwu. SALLE began singing at a very young age, and her viral freestyle, shared by the well-known "TUNDEEDNUT," gained her recognition on a global scale. Newspapers in the area, BBC News, and Arise News published articles about it. Up until now, SALLE has acquired almost 370,000 Instagram followers naturally. A few months... read full bio
Samite is the unofficial amabassador of Ugandan Music to America. Increasingly drawn to instruments and rhythms from the traditional Ugandan music scene, he eventually played solo at the Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nairobi. Delivering his mellifluous vocals in his mother tongue, Luganda, he mesmerized audiences with original compositions played on kalimba (finger-piano), marimba (wooden xylophone), litungu (seven-stringed Kenyan instrument)... read full bio
Santrofi is a group of renowned young artists well-known in Ghana's music circles. They are quite famous of the new vintage-inspired Highlife, Highlife Funk and Afrobeat. Lead by bassist/producer Emmanuel Ofori, who emerged from the unchangeable Ebo Taylor, Pat Thomas and Kwashibu Area Band to establish his own collective that is deeply influenced by vintage Ghanaian highlife music in all of its... read full bio
Bulgarian musician, producer, and DJ Sariel Orenda investigates the relationship between emotion and sound, mood and feeling, melody and condition of being. His music takes the listener on a voyage across many languages and civilizations with the overarching goal of reuniting them with their most authentic selves. In addition to live concerts, where he combines live looping guitars, vocals, and... read full bio
Sarkodie is the fourth of five children and was reared in Tema. He graduated from Tema Methodist Day Senior High School and then went on to IPMC to study graphic design. Sarkodie started out as an underground rapper, competing in Kasahare Level, a well-known rap competition hosted by Adom FM. He met Duncan Williams, his former manager, at Duncwills Entertainment while... read full bio
A cursory list of Nigeria's most well-known modern musicians, including Niniola, Burna Boy, and Wizkid, invariably returns to Africa's most important beat producer: SARZ The man known to everyone as Sarz (also known as Beats by Sarz), who was born Osaretin Osabuohien, is a two-time Grammy nominee and is currently the unchallenged heavyweight producer of modern Afrobeats. Sarz is the man... read full bio
Sean Kingston is a multi-Platinum selling Jamaican-American reggae fusion singer and rapper. His debut single, ""Beautiful Girls"", rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for three weeks. Kingston released his self-titled debut album, followed by his sophomore studio album, Tomorrow, and his most recent, Back 2 Life. Kingston was the opening act for Gwen Stefani’s... read full bio
Sean Paul is a Jamaican rapper, singer and producer from Kingston, Jamaica. He reached his peak in the 2000’s with hits like “Temperature”, “Get Busy”, “I’m Still in Love with You”, “We Be Burnin”, and more. He is also known for being featured on songs such as Beyonce’s “Baby Boy”, The Saturdays “What About Us” and Clean Bandit’s “Rockabye”. While... read full bio
Seun Kuti, a Nigerian musician who is the son of legendary afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, leads the band Egypt 80. He became the lead singer when he was only fourteen years old. His debut album, Many Things, was produced by Martin Meissonnier, who had previously produced two albums for his father. The majority of the Egypt 80 members are... read full bio
Shabazz Palaces is a uniquely experimental hip hop duo made up of Tendai “Baba” Maraire and Ishmael Butler, also known as Palaceer Lazaro. The duo has released full-length studio albums entitled Lese Majesty and Black Up, both of which have been critically acclaimed. The band has released two more albums on Sub Pop entitled Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines and... read full bio
Shaggy is a Jamaican musician, singer, DJ, actor, producer, and philanthropist. He hit peak popularity in the late 90’s to 2000’s with the release of hit singles such as, “It Wasn’t Me”, “Boombastic”, “In the Summertime”, “Oh Carolina”, and “Angel”. Prior to his music career, Shaggy had enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and had obtained the MOS of... read full bio
Shankar Mahadevan is a composer and singer from Maharashtra, India. He has won the National Award four times, three for Best Male Playback Singer and one for Best Music Director. He has also won a National Film Award for his collaboration with A.R. Rahman ‘Kandukondain Kandukondain.’ Mahadevan has also released his own solo albums, apart from composing an uncountable amount... read full bio
Young musician Sho Madjozi, who entered the local music scene, is a breath of fresh air. She gained notoriety for her appearances on the most recent album by rapper Okmalumkoolkat. She is also recognized for her role as rebel Tsakani Mboweni in the hit teen opera Isithembiso on Mzansi Magic. She astounded audiences with her bold lyrics, self-assurance and vibrant flair,... read full bio
Singer/songwriter/producer Sid Sriram is a real hybridist who represents the meeting point of two very distinct universes. He obtained a degree in Music Production and Engineering from Berklee Institute of Music, where he also began developing his distinctive sound. In Sid Sriram's music, pop/soul, his Indian classical background and alternative/ambient music all violently collide. Sriram's musical background is South Indian Classical (Carnatic),... read full bio
Sierra Leon’s Refugee All Star band was formed from a group of refugees that were moved to Guinea throughout the Sierra Leon Civil War. The band has been touring around the world to raise awareness for humanitarian causes. There music is meant to uplift their fans with songs of hope, joy, and faith. The members of the band are originally... read full bio
