Biography: Helicon, Helmut Lotti, Hemant Kumar, Hakim, Hennie Bekker, Henri Bowane, Henri Chopin, Henri Dikongué, Henri Pousseur, Henri Salvador,

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Helicon was formed in 1983 by Chris Norman and Ken Kolodner Norman, who played flute and whistle, was a college drop-out, while Kolodner, who managed hammered dulcimer and fiddle, had a Ph

Helmut Lotti Biography, Photos, Pictures

Vocalist Helmut Lotti has released several collections of both popular and classical standards for BMG ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Hemant Kumar Biography, Photos, Pictures

With his deep but passionate voice and melodic sensibility, Hemant Kumar (born Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee) helped steer the evolution of post-World War II Indian music Well-known for his interpretations of Rabindranath Tagore’s songs, Kumar was equally influential as a composer

Hakim is the king of the young offshoot of Egyptian sha’bi street-pop known as jeel, a man who’s sold more than six million records at home and the first of the young Egyptian singers to make any kind of breakthrough internationally

Hennie Bekker Biography, Photos, Pictures

New age singer/musician Hennie Bekker issued several solo albums during the ’90s; contributed tracks to such albums series as SolitudesTM, Kaleidoscope, and Tranquility; as well as being a member of the Canadian techno/dance outfit BKS

Henri Bowane Biography, Photos, Pictures

Guitarist Henri Bowane played an essential role in the development of Congolese rhumba in the 1950s The resident bandleader and arranger at Loningisa Studios in Kinshasa (then Leopoldville), he provided Franco Luambo Makiadi with his first job as a musician

Henri Chopin Biography, Photos, Pictures

Henri Chopin?s name is barely known to most people, and yet he was a key figure in the French avant-garde of the fifties and sixties His poesie sonore or sound poetry, using multi-layered vocals and tape recorder, went far beyond spoken-word, as the vocal component is stripped of language to fully experiment with the power of the voice

Henri Dikongué Biography, Photos, Pictures

Henri Dikongue (pronounced “On-ree Dee-kong-ay”) has been one of the spearheads in the revival of the acoustic sounds of Cameroon In contrast to the African country’s high-spirited, heavily electronic dance styles of zouk and makossa, Dikongue has taken a more introspective and melodic direction with his music

Henri Pousseur Biography, Photos, Pictures

Belgian modern composer Henri Pousseur has written well over 100 works in a variety of styles, and has served as a music educator for several decades By the time he was finished with his music studies in the early ’50s, Pousseur was already active in avant-garde music, influenced by and creating music not unlike that of Stockhausen and Berio

Henri Salvador Biography, Photos, Pictures

Henri Salvador enjoyed one of the longest careers of any French cabaret artist, debuting professionally in the mid-’30s and recording — with satisfying results — all the way into the new millennium

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