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Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
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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.
Artist Profiles

North Carolina Bluegrass Band, Balsam Range

Angel Romero August 15, 2021 1 Comment

Balsam Range is a bluegrass and acoustic music group founded in 2007 in Haywood, western North Carolina, where the Great Smoky Mountains meet the Blue…

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Album reviews

A Beautiful Journey Further Downstream from the Roots

Angel Romero August 10, 2021 No Comments Celtic musicTeyr

Teyr – Estren (Sleight of Hand Records, 2021) Innovative acoustic roots music band Teyr has a new album titled Estren. The trio plays a fabulous,…

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Events

Hubby Jenkins to Perform Old Time and Blues Concert August 11

Angel Romero August 10, 2021 No Comments Hubby Jenkinsold time

The Hubby Jenkins is set to perform a half-hour concert in the Folklife Concerts’s Homegrown at Home series. The concert will take place August 11,…

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Top Flamenco Contest, Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas Reveals 2021 Winners

Angel Romero August 8, 2021 No Comments Festival Internacional del Cante de las MinasFlamenco

The 60th edition of the influential Flamenco contest Festival Internacional del Cante de las Minas announced 2021’s winners. Granada-born singer cantaora Amparo Heredia Reyes, artistically…

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A 20th Anniversary Celebration of Besh o droM

Angel Romero August 7, 2021 No Comments Balkan musicBesh o droMHungarian music

Besh o droM – 20 (Fonó, 2019) Hungarian band Besh o droM celebrated its twentieth anniversary with the album titled 20, released in 2019. The…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Pablo Mayor & Folklore Urbano

Angel Romero August 5, 2021 No Comments Colombian musicFolklore Urbano NYCPablo Mayorsalsa

While working as a professor of jazz at Universidad Javeriana in Bogota (Colombia) in 1998, Pablo Mayor began his personal search, a process of first…

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Songs Inspired by Persian Music and Zoroastrian Prayers

Angel Romero August 5, 2021 No Comments Ariana VafadariIranian musicPersian classical music

Ariana Vafadari – Anahita (Quart de Lune, 2020) Anahita is the musical creation that came out of the friendship and artistic collaboration of two French-Iranian…

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Acoustic Mediterranean Beauty Across Time

Angel Romero August 3, 2021 No Comments Christos BarbasEfrén LópezMedieval musicMediterranean musicmodal musicTurkish music

Efrén López and Christos Barbas – Atlas (Seyir Muzik, 2021) Two remarkable multi-instrumentalists and composers collaborate on ‘Atlas’ delivering exquisite, thoughtful performances on string and…

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Charts

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino at the top of the World Music Charts Europe in August 2021

Angel Romero August 1, 2021 No Comments Canzoniere Grecanico SalentinoItalian music

The album Meridiana from Italian ensemble Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino reached the top of the World Music Charts Europe in August 2021. August 2021 Chart Canzoniere…

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Album reviews

New Desert Blues Talent from Tuareg Band Dag Tenere

Angel Romero July 31, 2021 1 Comment Dag Teneredesert bluesKel Tamashek musicTuareg music

Dag Tenere – Iswat On Iswat, Dag Tenere play assuf music, also known as desert blues. The musicians combine traditional Tamashek music with original material…

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