Congolese Alfonso Mambo, known as Napho Mambu, is one of the few artists taking NDombolo music, a high tempo dance music related to the highly infectious Rumba and Soukous styles which originated in
"Persian classical music is like a melody that you sing even when you walk," says Ramin Nilforooshan of the Nagmeh Ensemble.
The group was established six or seven years ago and had performed in
Singer and oud player Najib Coutya was born in Tripoli, Lebanon, where he lived until moving to London in 1991. He had a very musical upbringing as his father was a choirmaster and singer of
"My message is to bring people together through listening to spiritual music" says Naseer Pajman. Born in Kabul in 1968, Pajman did not intend to become a musician, however, by the age of six he had
Nela Milic is a producer who works across theatre and visual arts. She has had a diverse career, from arts and political journalism to feature, art and documentary film production, thriving in the
Percussionist, singer and dancer Nickens Nkoso is the leader of the band Kasai Masai. Well known as a soukous musician, playing with such groups as Koko Kayinda's Soukous Kumbele, Robert Maseko's
Nihavend is a London-based group who have performed classical Ottoman/Turkish music since 1999. They are the only group in Britain to perform a particular genre of maqam music, or Art Music, from the
“When you are sharing music, you can be stronger” says Nii Tagoe. As a drummer, performer, teacher, composer, choreographer and dancer Tagoe has worked all over the world and with
Nirk Molina is a versatile accordionist and percussionist from Colombia who has two different groups spanning the spectrum of Colombian musical styles. Los Chicos is the more traditional group,
Nizar Al-Issa's naturally powerful, passionate voice has been called the authentic sound of the Middle East. His extraordinary vocal range and control resonates immediately and intimately with an