José Menese Scott was born in La Puebla de Cazalla (Sevilla), but was in Madrid where José Menese made his first contact with the flamenco…
Artist Profiles: José Menese
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: Juan Carlos Romero
Born in Huelva in 1964, Romero was introduced to the guitar at age eight by his father when he was ten years old, he began…
Artist Profiles: Juan Manuel Cañizares
Guitarist and composer Juan Manuel Cañizares was born in 1966 in Sabadell, in northeastern Spain, the son of parents from southern Spain. He started his…
Artist Profiles: Kepa Junkera
Kepa Junkera was born in Bilbao (located in the Basque region of Spain) in 1965. His first musical dream was realized when the band Oskorri…
Artist Profiles: Jorge Pardo
Jorge Pardo was born in Madrid in 1955. He started his studies at the Conservatory of Madrid at the age of 14. From very early…
Artist Profiles: El Cuchara
Antonio Peña Otero, known as El Cuchara, was born in Utrera on January 7th, 1930. When he was only 11 or 12 years old, he…
Artist Profiles: Jerónimo Maya
Jerónimo Maya, a.k.a. Momo, was born in Madrid in 1977. He belongs to a Gypsy family that has strong Flamenco roots. He is a direct…
A Sound Journey Through Varanasi
Srdjan Beronja – The Sounds of Varanasi – a unique sound journey through the holy city (ARC Music, 2014) The Sounds of Varanasi is a…
Artist Profiles: Katja Šulc
Poet, singer and composer Katja Šulc was born in 1973 in Krško, Slovenia. She studied music in Slovenia and at the New School in New…
Tuning Into Slovenian World Music
Various Artists – Tuning into the World: Slovenia (Slovenian Music Information Center – SIGIC, 2017) The Slovenian Music Information Center put together this compilation of…