Umalu is a North African Berber, born in Algeria. He grew up in Europe and currently lives in Los Angeles (United States of America). After finishing hid studies in physics, Umalu produced his first CD called Heritage of Berber music which went world wide in the net in 1999.
Since then, Umalu went on to produce music for documentaries and a new instrumental CD entitled Decadence.
Umalu has appeared in concert venues in Southern California and created a new project called Syphax named after a Berber King. His shows are visual with slide shows of exotic images of North Africa and trance, techno ethnic percussive music.
Discography:
Heritage of Berber music (1999}
Decadence
Syphax
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.
