"We all got stories to share. You see the way the drum is round, so, the same way, any way we play the drum is to bring people around, to share time and energy together," smiles Baba Kone, a djembe
The defining link that ties the members of Baila Peru together is the passion and dedication for traditional Peruvian dance and the desire to bring that aspect of Peruvian culture to the UK and
Brass band Balkanatics is the product of saxophonist and flautist Ian East's obsession with Balkan music. With Numan Elyer on darbuka, Rastko Rasic on davul, Petro Dewshi on accordion, Bektas
Soul II Soul, Massive Attack, Jazzie B, Jah Wobble, The Future Sound of London: these are just some of the artists that Baluji has collaborated with.
Born in Uttar Pradesh, India and blind from a
Long ago, in the mists of time, there came from Ancient Egypt a Blue Man. He was a mystic, a prophet, a savant. He walked among the people and brought with him a message of brotherhood and humanity
Ceramicist Basil Olton's first introduction to ceramics was in his mid-twenties, whilst travelling in Spain. From there, after an Access Arts Foundation Course, it was a short step to Camberwell Arts
Bee2 is the stage name of one of Britain's most inventive bhangra musicians. Born Bittu in Hillingdon in 1977, his parents came to Britain from the Punjab before he was born.
His father's family
Li Yan is a Renaissance Man of artistic endeavour. First and foremost a poet, he has brought Chinese arts to a new audience, both Chinese and non-Chinese, and continues to work on a broad range of
When war broke out in the Former Yugoslavia, Bosnian sculptor Belma Lugic was working as an au pair in Britain in order to learn English. Frustrated, she went back to Sarajevo after six months, but
Double bassist and producer Bernard O'Neill remembers a series of free concerts held in Dublin after the Air India crash in 1981: The Indian government sent over their best musicians to perform as a