The music of the group Fantazia is often classified as Afro-Oriental. It is a phrase which the group itself discourages, yet it appears to have stuck as a description of their inventive use of
When Fariborz first visited the London Planetarium in the early 80's, he was moved to tears. He had fled to Britain from Iran just 3 years before. He remembered how his father, a prominent doctor
Born in Algeria, Farid Adjizairi plays a contemporary version of ancient Berber music, which he describes as, "Very energetic and danceable, sometimes very bluesy, but still groovy, even when the
Freddy Macha has lived all over the world, but says that music and art always makes me friends, bridges gaps. I went to Paraguay and I've never been stared at like that in my whole life but
Frititi (meaning ancient in the Akan Language) is a London-based performing arts company whose focus is on traditional African drumming and dance. Founded by Nii Tagoe, Frititi was created to
When he was 12 and growing up in Bucharamba, Colombia, Eddie Para went to the carnival. "I saw a band and asked if I could sing. They said, OK, we'll give you a chance." The carnival went on for two