Category: World

  • Sivuca

    Sivuca

    About Severino Dias de Oliveira, known professionally as Sivuca, was a Brazilian accordionist, guitarist and singer. In addition to his home state of Paraíba, Brazil, and cities Recife and Rio de Janeiro, he worked and lived in Paris, Lisbon, and New York City intermittently. He has two daughters, Wilma Da Silva and Flavia de Oliveira…

  • Osibisa

    Osibisa

    About Osibisa is a British-Ghanaian-Caribbean Afro-rock band founded in London in the late 1960s by four expatriate West African and three London based Caribbean musicians. Albums/Songs: Ojah Awake Osibisa Sunshine Day – Their Greatest Hits Jambo The Best of Osibisa Africa We Go Go Sunshine Day Criss Cross Rhythms Happy Children Welcome Home Super Fly…

  • Manu Chao

    Manu Chao

    About Manu Chao is a French-born Spanish musician. He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek, and occasionally in other languages. Chao began his musical career in Paris, busking and playing with groups such as Hot Pants and Los Carayos, which combined a variety of languages and musical styles. With friends…