JAMELODY - SUN SPLASH JAMAICAN FESTIVAL 05/2009

"Trinidad is just a place like anywhere else in the world, so apart from the big soca scene, we've also got hip hop artists and I came out of the R&B scene myself.

NATTY KING - SUN SPLASH JAMAICAN FESTIVAL 05/2009

"Because Marcus Garvey once said: "A wise prophet will come from the East!" and since I am from the east of Jamaica the people started calling me "The Man From East".

WARRIOR KING - SUN SPLASH JAMAICAN FESTIVAL 05/2009

"Ethiopia is the land where the Gods have to be.

CARROLL THOMPSON - PETROL 05/2009

"Well, it wasn't consciously so, but at that time there was a lot of great American music coming into the United Kingdom and lovers rock gave female singers, who weren't really ready to do roots and culture, a way to express themselves.

THE VICEROYS (WESLEY TINGLIN) - CABARET SAUVAGE 04/2009

"Well, what happened is that in those early days nothing much was happening for Viceroys, so we decided a name change would maybe give our music the boost we needed, resulting in us performing as The Interns for a while."

EARL 'CHINNA' SMITH - CABARET SAUVAGE 04/2009

"Yeah man, I'm glad to see I&I seed is finally starting to blossom.

KIDDUS I - CABARET SAUVAGE 04/2009

"I was recording 'Graduation In Zion' in Harry J studio back in 1976, when Jack Ruby brought in Ted Bafaloukos.

LINVAL THOMPSON - CABARET SAUVAGE 04/2009

"Well, it's all a vibes thing, you know.

PABLO MOSES - VK 04/2009

"Yes, I recorded the first song there, 'I Man A Grasshopper'.

ORCHESTRA BAOBAB (BARTHELEMY ATTISSO) - ZUIDERPERSHUIS 03/2009

Barthélemy Attisso: "In Orchestra Baobab we were fortunate enough to have musicians from different nationalities in our ranks. That mix created a sort of pan-Africanism in the band enabling us to explore the entire African cultural patrimony, something we're still exploring today."

TOUMAST - ZUIDERPERSHUIS 03/2009

"Yes, I was a soldier in the war for independence and to relax in the evenings, I started playing music.

CHEZIDEK - VOORUIT 03/2009

"Yeah man! Burro heard me voicing a song one day.

NORRISMAN - VOORUIT 03/2009

"That already started at a very tender age; I guess I must have been 11 or 12 years old.

FANTAN MOJAH - MINNEMEERS 02/2009

"No, because they don't want to promote it.

ZAREB - MINNEMEERS 02/2009

"Some friends of mine came up to me and told me the name Mr.

KOĈANI ORKESTAR - DE ROMA 01/2009

Djeladin your latest album was produced by Stéphane Karo and Vincent Kenis from Divano Production.

MERDAN TAPLAK - DE ROMA 01/2009

Merdan, you're getting quite successful as a deejay, but it's not quite yet your full-time occupation, right?

OUMOU SANGARE - LLOYD HOTEL AMSTERDAM 01/2009

"I've spent the past few years occupying myself with various other projects; I've opened a hotel in Bamako (the Wassulu hotel, red.

RICO RODRIGUEZ - LONDON 12/2008

"Well as a youngster growing up in the western part of Kingston I was what we called a little wily wily.

STEEL PULSE - VK 11/2008

"When we started out we didn't immediately find a name that suited our music.