Polish singer, musician and composer Jarmila-G'rna was born to sing. In fact, because her mother was an opera singer at the Grand Opera House, she was almost born on stage! Always certain that she
Visual artist Jean Joseph's vibrant, arresting collages of traditional Caribbean houses record the environment of her childhood on site and in memory. "The built environment is an obsession,
Compact, grinning, and full of energy, Jide Chord explains how he acquired his stage name "When I started doing music, I used to be very particular about which chords were played to my songs - my
I'm a musician, a poet and an actor. I do some pottery and a bit of abstract painting but I'm mainly a musician. Jimmy grew up in Ghana with a northern European influence, as his mother is Finnish.
With small precise movements, Peruvian Jose Navarro explains how he is pushing back the boundaries of mime. At the moment I'm working on just doing things with my hands, my hands are the whole
Londoner Judith Silver is a singer, composer, workshop leader and teacher who uses her huge experience and passion to bring music and song to everyone she works with. Although she has always sung
This electrifying virtuoso performer of Carnatic, or South Indian, violin is a true musical adventurer. Jyotsna is a widely celebrated classical violinist, proficient in both Indian and Western
Kakatsitsi, a Ga word meaning 'self-energisation', are a group of percussionists, singers and dancers from Accra, Ghana. Currently based in London, they have 6 permanent musicians, but the group can
Kalia performs music of the Mediterranean and Middle East. She sings the traditional music of the Arab world and Greece, especially the vocal music of Crete where she grew up. Michael Church of The
Storyteller/Singer Kate Corkery grew up in a small town in Ireland and says that her love of stories comes from her mother's shop where people tended to do more talking than buying or selling!