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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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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.
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Piano Virtuoso Alex Conde Revisits Bud Powell Via Flamenco on Descarga for Bud

Angel Romero June 3, 2021 No Comments Alex CondeFlamencoflamenco jazzflamenco pianopiano

Alex Conde – Descarga for Bud (Sedajazz, 2021) Spanish pianist, composer, arranger, and educator Alex Conde takes the music of influential American jazz pianist Bud…

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Artist Profiles: Carminho

Angel Romero June 2, 2021 No Comments CarminhofadoPortugalPortuguese musicworld music

Portuguese fado singer and songwriter Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade, better known as Carminho, was born August 20, 1984. She grew up in…

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Artist Profiles: Alex Conde

Angel Romero June 2, 2021 No Comments Alex CondeFlamencoflamenco jazzflamenco pianoSpainSpanish music

Acclaimed Flamenco jazz pianist Alex Conde was born in Valencia, Spain. He grew up in a musical family and started playing piano at the age…

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Artist Profiles: Melingo

Angel Romero June 2, 2021 No Comments ArgentinaArgentine musicMelingorocktango

Daniel Melingo, better known as Melingo, was born in 1957 in the Buenos Aires district of Parque Patricios, a legendary place for tango. At the…

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Olho de Vidro, the Debut from Bahia Artist Jadsa

Angel Romero May 31, 2021 1 Comment Brazilian musicJadsa

Jadsa – Olho de Vidro  (Balaclava Records, 2021) Olho de Vidro (Glass eye) is the title of the full-length debut album from singer-songwriter and guitarist…

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Mediterranean Gypsies Roads: Guitar Players from the Western Mediterranean Border Region

Angel Romero May 30, 2021 No Comments

Various Artists – Mediterranean Gypsies Roads (KaRu Prod, 2021) French label KaRu Prod put together the Mediterranean Gypsies Roads – The sound of guitars #…

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Encounters of Russian and Norwegian Music through Jazz

Angel Romero May 30, 2021 No Comments Andreas RotevatnEvelina PetrovaEvelina Petrova TrioLaura EllestadNorwegian folk musicRussian folk musicworld jazz

Evelina Petrova Trio – First Dance (Heilo, 2019) First dance was the debut by the Evelina Petrova Trio. The project brought together three exciting musical…

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Toumani Diabaté’s Exquisite Collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra

Angel Romero May 24, 2021 No Comments koraMalian musicToumani Diabaté

Toumani Diabaté and the London Symphony Orchestra – Kôrôlén (World Circuit Records, 2021) Kôrôlén is a truly exquisite collaboration between kora maestro Toumani Diabaté and…

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Artist Profiles: Christine Salem

Angel Romero May 15, 2021 No Comments Christine Salemmaloya

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Christine Salem was born on December 20, 1971 in Saint-Denis, Reunion Island. Christine Salem started singing at the age of eight, and…

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Artist Profiles: Vigen Hovsepyan

Angel Romero May 15, 2021 No Comments Armenian musicVigen Hovsepyanworld fusionworld music

Vigen Hovsepyan is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of Armenian origin. A self-taught musician, he plays guitar, duduk, darbuka, bendir, and cajón. Born in 1987, Hovsepyan…

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