Artists

Ahwach N Tferkhine is a Moroccan traditional group from the Souss-Massa Drâa Region, featuring a choir of twelve female singers and four male percussionists, whose origins come from the Berbère Chleuh tribe – of Amazigh Culture. (North African people pre dating the arrival of the Arab people – Recently, the …

In North Africa and beyond, Aziz Sahmaoui is a true source of inspiration for many musicians of the new generation. At the center of the “Orchestre National de Barbès” or as a bandmate of Joe Zawinul, he never ceased to put Traditional Music from the Maghreb to the forefront of …

Sun City Girls were an experimental music trio from the United States founded in 1981 by brothers Alan and Richard Bishop. Charles Gocher joined as percussionist in 1982 and SCG went on to become what many have described as North America’s most provocative and influential underground group and a beacon …

Born in L.A., Doug Wieselman has drifted back and forth from coast to coast most of his creative life, working with many of the country’s greatest underground musicians. On the West Coast he has been a co-leader of the San Francisco-based Kamikaze Ground Crew since 1983, a musical director and …

Inouraz band was created in 2006 by Khalid El Berkaoui group leader and three musicians from different musical influences, who developed a new concept called Amazigh spiritual music, which is based on ancient rhythms and melodies in harmony with the various Western and Eastern musical styles. Inouraz Band will transport …

L’ŒILLERE : – « classical guitar hero » In 2007,Nicolas Gardrat decides to break out of his room and offer Bordeaux and surrounding areas his barbaric classical guitar compositions. Accompanied by a violinist, he played for two years a repertoire called « les Mémoires de l’Oeil », inspired by ramshackle …

On March 20th 2012, Sonic Youth co-founder Lee Ranaldo released Between the Times and the Tides through Matador Records. A 10-song set that grew from a batch of acoustic ideas into a full-band production featuring Wilco’s Nels Cline, Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley, jazz-and-jam organist John Medeski, guitarist Alan Licht, and …

The Master Musicians of Jajouka became a counter-cultural icon when Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones confessed that even he had trouble standing up to “the constant strain of the festival” during the performances he recorded in their tiny village in the foothills of Morocco’s Rif Mountains. Their reputation was …

Pelican is an instrumental Post-Rock/Metal four-piece from Chicago who has been present on the international stage for over a decade. Their reputation in the underground Rock scene has been cemented by relentless touring, in support of their four full length albums, five EP’s (and five split records) discography. They appeared …

Richard Bishop is an experimental guitarist whose improvisations and compositions often reflect the shadow worlds of India, the Middle East, North Africa, and other points along the Gypsy trail. Richard released his first solo record, Salvador Kali, in 1998 on John Fahey’s Revenant label, and has released 9 full-length albums …

The Young Tinariwin of M’Hamid are a local cover band of Tinariwen ‘s songs who also have songs of their own. Although none of them is above 20 years old, they have gained a solid reputation in all of the Zagora Province and beyond. All of them self taught, they …