Otyken is a Siberian indigenous music group that mixes elements of modern pop with local folk music, incorporating traditional instruments, lyrics, and languages. ‘Otyken’ is a Chulym word for a sacred land where warriors would lay down their arms and talk. The band was formed in 2015 by Andrey Medonos, and their debut album was […]
Katzenjammer
Katzenjammer was an English-language Norwegian band from Olso, formed in 2005. The band consists of Anne Marit Bergheim, Solveig Heilo, Turid Jørgensen and Marianne Sveen. The members of Katzenjammer met in 2004 while studying at a private music school in Oslo. The band was formed in 2007 while listening to Anne Marit Bergheim perform the […]
Lous and the Yakuza
Marie-Pierra Kakoma, known professionally as Lous and the Yakuza, is a Congolese-Belgium singer, rapper, songwriter, model, and artist. She rose to prominence after the release of her debut single “Dilemme” in September 2019. She began writing her own music at the age of seven. Upon her family’s relocation to Belgium at the age of 15, […]
Altın Gün
Altın Gün (meaning Golden Day in Turkish) is a Turkish psychedelic rock band based in Amsterdam. It was founded by bassist Jasper Verhulst in 2016 when he posted an ad on Facebook looking for Turkish musicians. Their style has been described as “psychedelic” with a “dirty blend of funk rhythms, wah-wah guitars and analogue organs”. […]
Angèle
Angèle Van Laeken is a Belgian singer. She was one of 2018’s biggest breakout acts in French and Belgian pop music, breaking Stromae’s record for weeks at the top of the Belgian singles charts with her 2018 single “Tout Oublier” which features her brother, Romeo Elvis. Her father encouraged her from an early age to […]
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock) was an American-born Swiss singer. Known as the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll”, she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before launching a successful career as a solo performer. Turner began her career with Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm in 1957. […]
Florence and the Machine
Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, harpist Tom Monger, and a collaboration of other musicians. The band’s music has received acclaim across the media, especially from the BBC, […]
Maki Ohguro
Maki Ohguro is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter from Sapporo, Hokkaido under B-Gram Records label. In 1989, she passed Being Inc’s.‘s singers audition, the “3rd BAD”. In 1992, she debuted with the single “Stop Motion” released by B-Gram Records. Her second single “DA・KA・RA” sold 1.1 million copies and won the Japan Record Grand Prix Newcomer […]
Gorillaz
Gorillaz are an English virtual band formed in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: 2-D (vocals,keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (guitar, keyboards, vocals), and Russel Hobbs (drums). Their universe is presented in media such as music videos, interviews, comic strips and short cartoons. […]
Andrew Rourke
Andrew Rourke who died today, was an English musician, best known as the bassist of the Smiths. He was renown for his melodic approach to bass playing. Rourke joined the Smiths after their first gig, having known guitarist Johnny Marr since school. The pair spent lunch breaks in school jamming and playing on their guitars. […]