Madrid, Spain – Xoxé Manuel Budiño, a multi-instrumentalist and one of the major exponents of Galician music at present will become the Celtic Music ambassador at the Etnosur 2004 Festival. He will be closing each night on the 16th, 17th and 18th July with the music taken from his new release, Zume de Terra (Boa 2004). The world music festival will be taking place in Alcalá la Real (Jaén), in southern Spain, where it has been held every year since 1997. Apart from Budiño, Etnosur will be presenting other international artists, such as Caravasar, Richard Bona, Sidi Goma, Jorge Pardo, and Tino di Geraldo. For more information on Etnosur: log onto http://www.etnosur.com.
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.
