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Belle Stewart Biography, Photos, Pictures

Without the efforts of Belle Stewart (born: Belle Perthshire), many of Scotland’s traditional folk songs and stories would have been lost Taught her father’s repertoire by her brothers, Donald and Andy, she became a national treasure

A legendary Kiowa flute player from the older generation, this man has some direct family descendents such as Tom Machahty-Ware, who has recorded several of his own albums of native American flute music

Belton Richard Biography, Photos, Pictures

Even though Belton Richard does not perform as frequently as he once did when he fronted the group the Musical Aces beginning in 1959, songs he penned decades ago have withstood the test of time and are still very much in evidence

Bembeya Jazz National Biography, Photos, Pictures

In the aftermath of the Guinean Independence in 1958 and the encouragement of cultural pride, numerous bands sprang up throughout the African country The most popular was Bembeya Jazz National, formed by vocalist Aboubacar Dembar Camara in 1961

A London-based singer, Brako spent several years trying to break through before getting a chance to record in 1987 He put together a band and established a reputation for live performance

In India, one performer dominates the rap scene: the Lucknow-born Baba Sehgal Baba Sehgal’s rap is far removed from the sting and grit of Public Enemy, Ice-T, or, to take an example of rap transplanted into another language, French wit MC Solaar

Probably very few of the obnoxious Jehovah Witness cult knocking on people’s doors realize that the composer of “Sentimental Journey” became one of their own ministers in the early ’50s, breaking away from quite a successful career in the music business

His surname quite often mutilated into the more ordinary Johnson, Ben Jonson is one of the few writers from the 16th century who was picking up songwriting credits during the early rock & roll era

Not to be confused with the grizzled Western actor of the same name, this Ben Johnson has developed expertise on the Swedish avant-garde scene His liner note musings have appeared since the late ’80s

Not to be confused with a lot of other people named Ben Johnson, one of whom is about to be mentioned specifically, this Ben Johnson has received credits as an “assistant” on several records

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