Biography: Kagbe Sidibe, Kekele, Kelak Lama, Kélétigui Diabaté, Kelly Russell, Kelly/O'Brien/Sproule, Kemani Cemal, Kemani Tatyos Efendi, Kemi Akanni, Ken "Professor" Philmore,

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Kagbe Sidibe Biography, Photos, Pictures

One of Mali’s lesser-known artists, Kagbe Sidibe has been enchanting audiences in her homeland since the 1960s A former member of Mali’s Ensemble National, Sidibe has continued to develop her unique approach to the sogoninkun style as a soloist

It’s not for nothing that the members of Kékélé named themselves after a fibrous vine from their native Congo River basin The vine is used to make long ropes, and the band’s musicians have all had long, strong careers in music before returning to the sound that gave them all their start: Congolese rhumba, played in the old style that recalls the heyday of outfits like OK Jazz and Ry-Co Jazz

The venerable Kelak Lama is one of the primary forces in Tibetan ritual music He was born in 1937 to a nomadic family in Eastern Tibet He entered a monastery and began the study of music at age ten; during the Chinese takeover of the ’50s, he moved to Nepal, as many others moved to the other side of the Himalayas

Kélétigui Diabaté Biography, Photos, Pictures

Kélétigui Diabaté is a master of the balafon, a xylophone-like instrument with rosewood keys suspended on a bamboo frame over gourd resonators A founder of Formation A, one of Mali’s first bands, in the early ’60s, Diabaté went on to play with the Ambassadors and guitarist Salif Keita

Kelly Russell Biography, Photos, Pictures

A multi-instrumentalist, record producer, music teacher, and ethnomusicologist, Kelly Russell has helped to bring the music of Newfoundland to the international stage A founding member of Figgy Duff, Russell has gone on to perform with the Wonderful Grand Band, a group that combined traditional folk music and comedy, the Plankerdown Band and its offshoot, the Planks

Kelly/O'Brien/Sproule Biography, Photos, Pictures

James Kelly is a Dubliner by birth and one of the best Irish fiddlers anywhere Paddy O’Brien is a fine accordionist from the county of Offaly Daithi Sproule of Derry is one of the best guitarists in traditional Irish music, and also a great singer

Kemani Cemal Biography, Photos, Pictures

With his vocals set to the accompaniment of clarinet, ud, kanun, darbuka, enthusiastic hand-clapping and a trio of deep-voiced female singers, Kemani Cemal (born Kemani Cemal Cinarli) has helped to preserve the musical traditions of the Rom (gypsies) of Turkey

Kemani Tatyos Efendi Biography, Photos, Pictures

The court composer for Turkey’s sultan Abdul Hammid II, Kemani Tatyos Efendi lay the foundations of classical Turkish music A prolific composer, Efendi wrote a wide variety of instrumental and vocal pieces including xarkis or art songs, saz semais, and pexruvs

Born in Nigeria, Kemi Akanni is a singer, actress, and costume designer She has established herself as both a solo artist and as part of the band King Sunny Ade Some of her solo work has been featured in films

Ken "Professor" Philmore Biography, Photos, Pictures

Longtime arranger for Fonclaire Steel Band who has moved over temporarily(?) to Phase II Pan Groove, Philmore has written a song each year driven by pan and sung by a calypsonian on record

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