Biography: A.R. Rahman, Alec Milstein, Alemayehu Eshete, Alemu Aga, Alessandra Belloni, Alex de Grassi, Alex Hill, Alex Jackson, Alex Konadu, Alex Saba,

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Since Roja hit movie screens in South India in 1992, AR Rahman has been redefining the country’s widely popular film music Generally regarded as the finest Indian film composer of his time (and certainly the most commercially successful), Rahman produced music for nearly 35 wide-screen releases during his first five years in the industry

Alec Milstein Biography, Photos, Pictures

Alec Milstein’s first break in the music business came in 1983, when Chaka Khan chose a song he co-wrote for one of her albums, I Feel for You At the time, Milstein was based in Boston, where he was studying music

Alemayehu Eshete Biography, Photos, Pictures

Despite a 1948 Imperial edict banning the distribution of Ethiopian pop music, Amha Eshete launched a record label, Amha Records, and released 103 singles and a dozen albums by Ethiopian artists between 1969 and 1975

Alemu Aga is an Ethiopian musician who has been recorded in various forms since 1972 He plays a stringed instrument called a beganna His first album under his own name was The Harp of King David, taking its title from another name for the instrument

Alessandra Belloni Biography, Photos, Pictures

The ancient musical and dance traditions of southern Italy are resurrected by world-class tambourine player, percussionist, vocalist, dancer and actress Alessandra Belloni and her New York-based band, I Guillari Piazza (Players of the Square)

Alex de Grassi Biography, Photos, Pictures

Music has long been a family affair for Alex de Grassi Though he’s primarily self-taught as a guitarist, his grandfather played violin with The San Francisco Symphony and his father was a classical pianist

Recording engineer Alex Hill worked on a 2001 recording of classic jazz standards featuring vocalist Saisa ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide

Alex Jackson Biography, Photos, Pictures

San Francisco’s Club Foot Orchestra has pulled off many a coup over the year, but getting the original director of the Plantation Orchestra, a ’20s classic jazz band, to paint an album cover is not one of them

Alex Konadu is the current king of Ghanaian guitar highlife, a title which he has unofficially inherited after the death of EK Nyame He is loyal to his country, as well as a purist in his music, presumably avoiding newer influences (such as Afrobeat), and singing in the native Asante language, Twi

Brazilian guitarist and composer Alex Saba made his debut with the release of his first self-produced album called Angel’s Dream in 1996 Known as a Brazilian progressive music performer, Alex Saba combines his skills as a guitar player and electronic elements provided by synthesizers

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