Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was an influential Japanese bassist known for playing in a distinctive free jazz and free improvisat

Was an influential Japanese bassist known for playing in a distinctive free jazz and free improvisation style, sometimes deploying electronics and using the unusual self-designed five-string bass he referred to as the "Tiritack".Yoshizawa collaborated with innumerable musicians over his long career; some of the better known include Masayuki Takayanagi, Masahiko Togashi, Takehisa Kosugi, Mototeru Takagi, Kaoru Abe, Steve Lacy, Dave Burrell, Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Barre Phillips, Butch Morris, Elliott Sharp, Ikue Mori, Keiji Haino, Kan Mikami, Kazuki Tomokawa, Christopher Yohmei Blasdel & Tenko.

Was a Japanese singer who released several singles and albums. He is perhaps best known for his perf

Was a Japanese singer who released several singles and albums. He is perhaps best known for his performances of the theme songs of Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger, Pettonton, and Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion.

Is an Israeli multimedia artist who was born in Tel Aviv. From 1969 to 1973, he studied at the Bezal

Is an Israeli multimedia artist who was born in Tel Aviv. From 1969 to 1973, he studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. He represented Israel at the 1980 Biennale de Paris, the 1987 and 1981 São Paulo Art Biennials, and the 1988 Venice Biennale.

Is a French artist known for his portrayal as "François de Vendôme, Duc de Beaufort" in Kamel Oual

Is a French artist known for his portrayal as "François de Vendôme, Duc de Beaufort" in Kamel Ouali's musical "Le Roi Soleil". Even though he did not interest the press during the past two years, Merwan gathered a huge fandom.

An Indian Bengali singer and songwriter. Her songs are usually considered to belong to the "adhunik"

An Indian Bengali singer and songwriter. Her songs are usually considered to belong to the "adhunik" ("modern" song) type. Her albums, including "Ekhono golpo lekho" and "Ami ghor bahir kori" enjoy great popularity in Bengali-speaking areas of India and in Bangladesh.Moushumi formed a band named Parapar in 2002 with members from Kolkata and London. Their music is built around the voice of singer-songwriter Moushumi Bhowmik and draws its repertoire both from Moushumi's own compositions and the rich folk heritage of Bengal. The band aims to stress the continuity between diverse musical traditions - kirtan, bhatiyali, adhunik, the blues and both Indian and Western classical music - blending them into a subtle and distinctive musical language. They also draw upon folk material collected by Moushumi from West Bengal, Assam and Bangladesh. As of 2008, the lineup consists of Moushumi Bhowmik (Vocals), Oliver Weeks (Guitar), Ros Acton (Cello), Ben Hillyard (Bass), Ed Snow (Drums) and Satyaki Banerjee (Dotara - guest member).

Is an Egyptian musician and actor.Amar's first song was "Wala Yabou Khad Gameel", released on a coll

Is an Egyptian musician and actor.Amar's first song was "Wala Yabou Khad Gameel", released on a collective album, and in 1990, he released his first solo album, Wassaf. In 1992-1993, he released his second album, Layaleki, which sold well. He has collabor

Was a Chinese sealmaker, Chinese artist and martial artist, student of Yip Man since 1957. He moved

Was a Chinese sealmaker, Chinese artist and martial artist, student of Yip Man since 1957. He moved to New York City in 1973 and began teaching Ving Tsun in Brooklyn. His students are teaching in their own schools around the world.

A celebrated classical dancer of India. She is the founder director of the Darpana Academy of Perfor

A celebrated classical dancer of India. She is the founder director of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the city of Ahmedabad. She has received many distinguished awards and citations in recognitions of her contribution to art.

A double Brit Award and three time MOBO Awards winning R&B, UK garage, and hip hop singer and rapper

A double Brit Award and three time MOBO Awards winning R&B, UK garage, and hip hop singer and rapper.Ms Dynamite (originally called Lady Dynamite) was first known for her vocals on the UK garage underground track "Booo!", which was regularly played on London pirate radio stations and was later released as a single. Whilst working at the radio station RAW FM, Ms Dynamite was discovered by Richard Forbes at a West End club. After working briefly with the UK garage act So Solid Crew, she released her debut album, A Little Deeper in 2002, featuring the hit songs "It Takes More" and "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee". In 2003, the album was released in the United States to critical acclaim. In 2002, Dynamite won the prestigious Mercury Music Prize,[1] for A Little Deeper. She donated the £20,000 prize to the NSPCC.

A British Asian bhangra/rap artist.Ms Scandalous was signed up by Panjabi Hit Squad after she was sp

A British Asian bhangra/rap artist.Ms Scandalous was signed up by Panjabi Hit Squad after she was spotted working part-time at a music store in Southall, and asked to audition on the spot. She debuted in October 2002 on their album The Streets, performing the MCing for the second-to-last track, the garage remix of Hai Hai which was a success for Asian music both in the UK and internationally as it is widely recognised outside the Asian arena.

Is a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a South African choral group founded in 1960 (and still led)

Is a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a South African choral group founded in 1960 (and still led) by his father Joseph.After the murder of his uncle Headman Shabalala in December 1991 and the retirement of several other members (Inos Phungula, Geophrey Mdletshe and Ben Shabalala), Joseph later recruited Msizi and his brothers Sibongiseni, Thamsanqa and Thulani.

Is a French-language rap artist of French and Greek Cypriot origin. Her family moved to Essonne (nea

Is a French-language rap artist of French and Greek Cypriot origin. Her family moved to Essonne (near Paris) in 1984.In 1998, when she was just 18, Diam's signed a development deal with BMG Music Publishing France. With the publisher's help, Diam's worked on her craft and signed with Universal Records in 1999. She appeared in a song on DJ Mehdi's 2002 album "(The Story Of) Espion".2003's Brut de Femme was her breakthrough, reaching gold and spawning the top 10 single "DJ." In concert at the 2004 Dour Festival in Belgium, people threw objects at Diam's when she began singing. In 2005

A Turkish singer.

A Turkish singer.

A Turkish classical and folk singer.In 1990 she decided to become a professional singer and took the

A Turkish classical and folk singer.In 1990 she decided to become a professional singer and took the professional name 'Muazzez Ersoy' after signing a record contract with Elenor Plak. Muazzez Abaci and Bülent Ersoy are two of the leading singers of modern Turkish classical music. Her first album called 'Seven Olmaz ki' was released after one year. Her success kept increasing with her later albums 'Herseyim Sensin', 'Sizi Seviyorum' and 'Sensizlik'. In 1995, she released a series of albums named 'Nostalji' (Turkish for "Nostalgia"). The second chapter of the 'Nostalji' series, called 'Nostalji 4-5-6', was released in 1998, and is among the most popular Turkish musical albums ever made with over 5 million sales in Turkey.

Is an Icelandic musician and singer who originally performed as a one-man band using a guitar and co

Is an Icelandic musician and singer who originally performed as a one-man band using a guitar and computer, but now often performs with a band. He studied in London to become a record producer.

Born to parents Joseph and Katherine Jackson in Gary, Indiana, Jermaine became the original lead sin

Born to parents Joseph and Katherine Jackson in Gary, Indiana, Jermaine became the original lead singer of an earlier incarnation of The Jackson Five until 1967 when younger brother Michael assisted lead vocals, but would co-lead with Michael for many years. Jermaine graduated from Birmingham High School in 1973, where the yearbook shows he was elected "most talented" and "best dressed".

Was an Iranian Kurdish musician and singer. He renewed hundreds of Kurdish folkloric songs.Since Mam

Was an Iranian Kurdish musician and singer. He renewed hundreds of Kurdish folkloric songs.Since Mamle was a Kurdish political activist, he was arrested several times by the Iranian government.

Is a Turkish-German guitarist and the frontman of the German technical death metal band Necrophagist

Is a Turkish-German guitarist and the frontman of the German technical death metal band Necrophagist. He is known for his proficient guitar work.

Was an Indian playback singer of Bollywood. Along with Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar, he was one o

Was an Indian playback singer of Bollywood. Along with Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar, he was one of the three leading male Bollywood playback singers from the 1950s to the 1970s.Born Mukesh Chand Mathur in Punjab, in a small middle class family. Mukesh was the sixth in a family of ten children. Father Lala Zorawar Chand Mathur was an engineer. His mother was Chand Rani. The music teacher who came home to teach Mukesh's sister Sundar Pyari, found a pupil in Mukesh who would listen from the adjoining room. He had a younger brother Parmeshwari Das. Mukesh left school after the 10th standard and worked briefly for the Delhi Department of Public Works. Mukesh experimented with voice recordings during his employment in Delhi and gradually developed his singing abilities.

An Indian painter. She is renowned for her innumerable floral paintings.[1]Mukta Venkatesh use to pa

An Indian painter. She is renowned for her innumerable floral paintings.[1]Mukta Venkatesh use to paint flowers in the morning. [2] She did a lot of floral paintings in Mysore.

A famous Indonesian solo singer.Mulan started her early career as a café singer and had been joined

A famous Indonesian solo singer.Mulan started her early career as a café singer and had been joined several bands. Her popularity began when she joined duo Ratu with Maia Ahmad in 2005. The duo released an album under Sony BMG label in August 2005, entitl

A dancehall DJ and singer. She has been known to the world as the first original dancehall female DJ

A dancehall DJ and singer. She has been known to the world as the first original dancehall female DJ with her dominating voice for over three decades" on the dancehall scene.[1] One of her most famous songs is "Bam Bam", labelled as a "well-known reggae anthem" by BBC and a "classic" by The Observer.[2][3]Nancy was one of 15 siblings.[4] Her brother Robert is better known as Brigadier Jerry, and by her mid-teens, she would occasionally perform on the Jahlove Music sound system that he worked with.[4] In 1980, producer Winston Riley was the first to take her into the studio, resulting in her first single, "Papa Dean" for his Techniques label.[4] Nancy went on to perform at Reggae Sunsplash, making her the first female deejay ever to perform there, and she is also the first female Jamaican deejay to tour internationally. She had further success with singles such as "One Two", "Money Can't Buy Me Love", "Transport Connection" and "Bam Bam". Her debut album, One Two was released in 1982.

Was an Azerbaijani actress and folk singer.Born to a wealthy landowner family descended from Iranian

Was an Azerbaijani actress and folk singer.Born to a wealthy landowner family descended from Iranian émigrés, Munavvar "Mina" Kalantarli received her primary education at Maryam Bayramalibeyova's Uns School for Girls in Lankaran. Her aunt-in-law, prominent Azerbaijani folk singer Yavar Kalantarli, noticed young Mina's talent for singing and encouraged her to pursue career in music.

Was a Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana.Musical guidance for the young master came

Was a Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana.Musical guidance for the young master came at the feet of his father. He accompanied his father to all his concerts until he died in 1968. Subsequently, Munawar Ali Khan started giving solo concerts.In his full-throated voice, he takes on the lower octave, the mandra stayi, of one of the most majestic ragas of Hindustani classical music, Darbari.

Is an Irish singer-songwriter. "Mundy" is a nickname given to Enright, as it not only refers to his

Is an Irish singer-songwriter. "Mundy" is a nickname given to Enright, as it not only refers to his name Edmund, but it is how he pronounces the word "Monday". He released his debut album Jellylegs in 1996 on the Epic Records label. The album included the song "To You I Bestow", which was featured on the bestselling soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation Romeo + Juliet.