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Your Connection to traditional and contemporary World Music, including folk, roots, global music, ethno and crosscultural fusions
World Music Central
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: Blue Highway

Angel Romero January 8, 2017 No Comments Blue HighwayBluegrassUnited States of America

Blue Highway fuses tradition with progress to create their own  timeless style. Having played roles in bluegrass music’s most influential acts such as Alison Krauss…

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Coisas que a gente sente

Angel Romero January 8, 2017 No Comments flutePortugalPortuguese musicRao Kyaoworld music

Rao Kyao – “Coisas que a gente sente” (Get! Records, 2012) Acclaimed Portuguese flute virtuoso Rao Kyao has been involved in numerous cross-genre projects, ranging…

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Artist profiles: Bjørn Ole Rasch

Angel Romero January 8, 2017 No Comments Bjørn Ole RaschkeyboardsNorwayNorwegian musicprogressive rockworld music

Bjørn Ole Rasch was born on July 28, 1959 in Elverum, Norway. He started playing classical piano at the age of 7. His mother was…

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Artist profiles: Bjarne Herrefoss

Angel Romero January 7, 2017 No Comments Bjarne HerrefossfiddleNorwayNorwegian music

Bjarne Herrefoss was born ‌in 1931. He was a fiddler who could be called legend in his own time. Intensely personal playing style gives him…

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Artist Profiles: Berit Opheim

Angel Romero January 7, 2017 No Comments Berit OpheimNorwayNorwegian music

Berit Opheim (born 1967) is a highly respected and talented folk singer, and is one of the foremost singers of traditional music from western Norway.…

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Artist Profiles: Beoga

Angel Romero January 7, 2017 No Comments BeogaIrelandIrish folk music

Beoga (Irish word for ‘lively’) are an exciting young five piece from County Antrim who create a completely unique sound, with the dueling accordions of…

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Artist Profiles: Beatriz Pichi Malen

Angel Romero January 7, 2017 No Comments ArgentinaArgentine musicBeatriz Pichi MalenMapuche music

The Mapuche Indians marked the Argentinean history till the last quarter of the 19th century, when their military domination of the country’s wide open spaces…

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Artist Profiles: Beata Söderberg

Angel Romero January 7, 2017 No Comments Beata SöderbergcelloSwedenSwedish musictango

Cellist and composer Beata Söderberg was born in 1976 in Linköping, Sweden. As a child, she learned piano from her mother and sang in a…

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The Baul

Angel Romero January 7, 2017 No Comments Baul musicIndiaIndian music

The Baul are mystic minstrels, traditional poets, singers, and storytellers, from Bengal (eastern India and Bangladesh). With their flowing saffron robes, long jet black hair,…

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Artist Profiles: Bajofondo Tango Club

Angel Romero January 7, 2017 No Comments ArgentinaArgentine musicBajofondo Tango Clubelectronic musicglobal electronicatango

Bajofondo Tango Club was put together by Rock en español musician and producer Gustavo Santaolalla, winner of two-time Academy Awards and Golden Globe-winning composer of…

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