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Month: January 2018

Articles

The Angklung

Angel Romero January 18, 2018 No Comments Angklung

Angklung is an Indonesian musical instrument consisting of two to four bamboo tubes suspended in a bamboo frame, bound with rattan cords. The tubes are…

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Artist Profiles: Andrew Tosh

Angel Romero January 18, 2018 No Comments Andrew ToshReggae

Andrew Tosh, the tall, slender third son and virtual carbon copy of reggae legend Peter Tosh has been predicted to carry on the family’s musical…

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Apache Music

Angel Romero January 18, 2018 No Comments

The current Apache (Nde or the people) nations include San Carlos Nation, Yavapai Nde Nation, Mescalero Nation, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Chiricahua Fort Sill, Chiricahua…

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Artist Profiles: Kadrievi Orkestar

Angel Romero January 18, 2018 No Comments Kadrievi OrkestarMacedoniaMacedonian music

Macedonian band Orchestar B. Kadrievi has been around for over five generations. The orchestra took part in many Festivals in Macedonia. Orchestar B. Kadrievi also…

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The Cuban Danzón

Angel Romero January 18, 2018 No Comments Cuban musicdanzón

Danzón is a ballroom dance played by the Cuban charangas. It is a descendant of the popular the Spanish danza of the 1800s and the…

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Intimate Cara Dillon

Angel Romero January 18, 2018 No Comments Cara Dillon

Cara Dillon – Wanderer (Charcoal Records, 2017) Wanderer is the 7th album by Cara Dillon, one of the great voices in Irish folk music. The…

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Artist Profiles: Dub Colossus

Angel Romero January 17, 2018 No Comments Dub ColossusEthiopian musicUnited Kingdom

British producer and multi-instrumentalist Dubulah (a.k.a. Transglobal Underground founding member Nick Page), collaborated with outstanding Ethiopian musicians in Addis Ababa and the result is Dub…

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Artist Profiles: Dulsori

Angel Romero January 17, 2018 No Comments DulsoriKorean musicSouth Korea

The fundamental basis of Dulsori’s creative work is through various Korean percussion instruments. Since the beginning of Dulsori this group has tried many different kinds…

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Artist Profiles: Easternox

Angel Romero January 17, 2018 No Comments EasternoxKorean musicSouth Korea

Easternox is a Korean world music band, quite different from ordinary Korean music bands that only play chamber music and existing arrangements. Inspired by a…

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Artist Profiles: Ensemble Al Kindi

Angel Romero January 17, 2018 No Comments Ensemble Al KindiSyriaSyrian music

Ensemble Al Kindi in 1983 by Arab zither (qanun) virtuoso Julien Jalal Eddine Weiss. The ensemble’s intention is to recreate the spirit of dialog and…

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