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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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Artist Profiles: Hallvard T. Bjørgum

Angel Romero February 10, 2017 No Comments fiddleHallvard T. BjørgumHardanger fiddleNorwayNorwegian music

Hallvard T. Bjørgum (born 1956) from Setesdal is a folk musician in the third generation of a well-known “folk music family”. He plays fiddle tunes…

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Artist Profiles: Håkon Høgemo

Angel Romero February 9, 2017 No Comments fiddleHåkon HøgemoHardanger fiddleNorwayNorwegian music

Håkon Høgemo (born 1965), from Øvre Årdal in Sogn, has been described by fiddler Knut Buen as “the Crown Prince of the Hardanger fiddle”. His…

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Artist Profiles: Haila Maria Mompie

Angel Romero February 9, 2017 No Comments CubaCuban musicHaila Maria Mompiesalsason cubanotimba

Born in January 28, 1974, in Las Tunas, eastern province of Cuba, daughter of a singer father and a stylist mother, Haila Maria Mompie Gonzalez…

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Artist Profiles: Gustavo Santaolalla

Angel Romero February 9, 2017 No Comments ArgentinaArgentine musicfusionGustavo Santaolallajazz-rockpopprogressive rockworld music

Gustavo Santaolalla has been a force in Latin American music since the 1960s. He is one of a small group of musicians who created the…

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Sizzling Jambú

Angel Romero February 9, 2017 No Comments AfrobeatcumbiaJungle FireLatin jazz

Jungle Fire – Jambú (Jungle Fire Music/Nacional Records, 2016) Los Angeles-based Afro-Latin funk band Jungle Fire is an outstanding collective of musicians from various backgrounds…

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Visionary Music of Cape Verde

Angel Romero February 7, 2017 No Comments Cape VerdeCape Verdean music

Various Artists – Synthesize The Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica From The Cape Verde Island 1973 – 1988 (Ostinato Records, 2017) This great compilation opens a door…

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Artist Profiles: Giovanni Hidalgo

Angel Romero February 6, 2017 No Comments congasGiovanni HidalgoLatin jazzPuerto Ricosalsaworld music

Widely acknowledged among the greatest congueros of his generation, Giovanni Hidalgo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1963, first taking up the drums…

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Artist Profiles: Gjermund Larsen

Angel Romero February 6, 2017 1 Comment fiddleGjermund LarsenMajorstuenNorwayNorwegian music

Gjermund Larsen is a gifted violinist and composer. He also plays the cello. His music displays an unusually broad emotional range, from virtuosic brilliance to…

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Artist Profiles: Gilberto Gil

Angel Romero February 5, 2017 No Comments BrazilBrazilian musicGilberto GilTropicalismo

A champion of Brazil’s African-rooted traditions who has scoured the vast backlands of his own country and the far corners of the world in search…

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Artist Profiles: Gigi

Angel Romero February 5, 2017 No Comments EthiopiaEthiopian musicGigi

Egigayehu Shibabaw, better known as Gigi, is a multi-talented singer from Ethiopia. Gigi’s music is inspired by Ethiopian tradition, culture and a sense of heartfelt…

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