Shari Belafonte | fr
Né le 1er mars 1927 à Harlem, quartier noir de New York, Harold George (dit Harry) Belafonte jr. passa sa prime jeunesse et sa scolarité en Jamaïque. L’île natale de sa mère, y baignant dans le folklore caribéen, véritable réservoir culturel, où il puisa souvent l'inspiration exotique originale caractérisant sa carrière artistique.
S’étant libéré de ses obligations militaires dans l'U.S.Navy, Harry Belafonte retourna à New York où il exerça divers petits boulots, (portier adjoint dans un magasin de vêtements…). Mais c’est seulement en pénétrant le monde du spectacle, lorsqu’on lui offrit deux places pour le Théâtre Noir Américain où se...
Fresh off his 2007 world tour, Sharif immediately returned to the studio to begin work on his 3rd release, "Kisses and Lies." Recording in various studios on the East Coast, Sharif was thrilled to collaborate with many of his favorite musicians and songwriters. Some of the musicians appearing on Sharif's latest release include:
Rhett Miller from the Old 97's
Jon Graboff from Ryan Adams' Cardinals
Tim Bradshaw from John Mayer & David Gray's bands
Mark Goldenberg from Jackson Browne & Brett Dennen's bands
Stewart Myers from Jason Mraz and Liz Phair's bands
"Kisses and Lies" documents Sharif's tumultuous life over...
Estelle est née à West London au Royaume-Uni le 18 janvier 1980 d'une mère sénégalaise et d'un père grenadien.
Elle sort son premier album en 2005, "The 18th Day", puis un second album en 2008, Shine. Sur ce 2e album, la chanson phare "American Boy" en duo avec Kanye West atteint la première place des singles au Royaume-Uni. .
Sharif’s (born 02.06.1982) love for music spread’s back to his early childhood, growing up in the early 80’s he was exposed to the likes of the Cure, New Order and Bob Marley (thanks to his older siblings).
A confessed childhood band geek, Sharif’s introduction to playing music amongst other musicians was brought about with playing in the school band as a lead clarinetist. As his overall appreciation of music grew so did his knowledge and passion for classical music only to later move on to the saxophone where by he was exposed to a lot more jazz and funk. By...