ARTIST PROFILES

Australian singer-songwriter Wafia Al-Rikabi didn’t intend to pursue a career in music. She was studying biochemistry in college when she...

The London singer Aii Ocia’s earliest experience with music came when she attended church as a child. It is there she first began...

Native New Yorker Camille Thurman is a multi-instrumentalist and singer who is Down Beat’s 2019 Rising Star. Just 15 when she received a...

With a backstory that is as compelling as his music Fantastic Negrito has channeled the narrative of his complicated life into his music....

Raveena Aurora was raised by Sikh parents, living in both Queens and Connecticut. Growing up, she was immersed in American R&B and...

Charlotte Dos Santos is a Brazilian-Norwegian singer who is getting attention. Raise in Norway, and now based in Brooklyn, she listened...

Roseaux is a collective of Paris musicians and DJs. Begun by Emile Omar in 2012 with Alex Finkin and Clement Petit, the first project...

Free Nationals is coming into its own after being Anderson .Paak’s live band for some time. They performed or toured with Bruno Mars, J....

Cultures combine in the music of singer/songwriter Joy Crookes who is a Londoner with an Irish and Bengali background. She even goes so...

New Jersey native Leah Jenea walks the streets of her home turf noticing that she’s being noticed. After a stint on “The Four” (Fox),...

Part of the revitalized West Coast Jazz scene, Moonchild is a trio from Los Angeles that is getting international attention. Integrating...

Compton-born guitarist Steve Lacy started out playing in his school’s jazz band. There he met the younger brother of bassist Thundercat,...

Nir Tibor goes by the stage name Dennis Lloyd. Self-taught on trumpet by the age of 8, the Israeli musician also picked up the guitar in...

New Yorker Mac Ayres is a self-taught singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. With influences like Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder,...

Texas native Peter Manos brings a raw soulfulness to his music. Deeply personal lyrics and a simple, stripped-down accompaniment...

London-based R&B singer Bassette took a rather modest path to her art. It wasn’t until she heard a recording of herself from a friend’s...