Festival Mestizaxe Presents World Music Hybrid Acts

Festival_MestizaxeLa Coruña, Spain – A festival dedicated to “mestizaje” will take place at La Coruña’s Coliseum (Spain), on Friday, November 13th, at 8:30 p.m. The program includes British band  Fun>Da>Mental, and Spanish acts Macaco, Ojos De Brujo, Le Punk, and DJ Grobas.

Mestizaje is the Spanish word used to describe the new wave of cross-cultural or hybrids world music acts. Many of these artists are based in the metropolitan areas of Madrid and Barcelona, combining Flamenco, world music, hip hop beats, electronica and other styles.

Author: Angel Romero

Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.

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