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Born on February 28, 1969, in Palakol in Andhra Pradesh, U Srinivas is frequently billed as Mandolin Srinivas Chitravina Ravikiran plays the chitravina while others have vina, violin, clarinet or even fiddle as calling cards

Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman Biography, Photos, Pictures

Among the world’s great instrumentalists, there is a special rank for those who take it upon themselves to introduce technical innovations into the design and construction of an instrument itself, and no one could have called India’s Umayalpuram K

Umfolosi Black Biography, Photos, Pictures

Umfolosi Black have been singing a cappella material together since childhood, and have drawn comparisons to the Zulu style of Ladysmith Black Mambazo Sotsha Moyo is their lead vocalist, but each member contributes compositions, giving the group an extensive repertoire

The reception accorded the death of Umm Kulthum showed how powerful and beloved the Egyptian vocalist had become With the streets of Cairo lined by several million mourners, Kulthum’s fans took her body from the shoulders of of the official pallbearers and passed her from person to person for the three hour long journey to the mosque of al-Sayyid Husayn

Un Drame Musical Instantané Biography, Photos, Pictures

The group’s name means “an instantaneous musical drama,” a fitting title for this French experimental group, active since the mid-’70s Un Drame Musical Instantane (DMI) rely on the improvised free jazz tradition for much of their method of composing, and yet they add to that a theatrical presentation, often using multimedia at their live shows as well as providing soundtracks to silent movies, while their studio work often revolves around concept themes

Undercover S.K.A. Biography, Photos, Pictures

Undercover SKA featured vocalist/guitarist Bob Glynn, bassist Pat Smith, keyboardist Brian Schindele, trumpeter Will Rose, trombonist Dave Rudolph and drummer Eddy Sassin The ska-revival group bowed in 1996 with We’ve Come for Your Daughter, followed later that same year by Socially Unconscious; they returned in 1998 with The Things Men Do

The Uakti are a quartet formed in 1978 by Marco Ant�nio Guimar�es (musical director and main composer), Paulo S�rgio dos Santos, Artur Andr�s Ribeiro, and D�cio de Souza Ramos; the musicians have classical backgrounds and play with the Minas Gerais Symphonic Orchestra

Uns & Outros Biography, Photos, Pictures

In 1983 Marcelo Hayena (voice), Nilo Nunes (guitar), Cal (bass) and Jonathas Nunes (drums) teamed up to form the Uns & Outros, rock band that had its first hit with “Dois Gumes”, with which it got the second place of the Banda Contra Banda festival (1986)

Brighton, England’s Urban Myth is a four-piece electro-acoustic improvisational unit whose members come from different backgrounds and two different continents Jim Black and Kirsten Elliott hail from Canada, while Adam Bushell and Henry Collins are from the U

Uday Bhawalker Biography, Photos, Pictures

Uday Bhawalkar has helped to take dhrupad, one of the oldest styles of North Indian singing, from its religious roots to the international stage Singing in a deep voice, he continues to bring a new sensibility to this introspective and meditative music

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