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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.
Planet Drum - Photo by Jay Blakesberg
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Planet Drum

Angel Romero June 3, 2022 No Comments Giovanni HidalgoMickey HartPlanet DrumSikiru Adepojuworld fusionworld musicZakir Hussain

Planet Drum is a world music percussion supergroup that performs global fusion (also called world fusion). Planet Drum’s remarkable self-titled original album, which remains one…

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Cover of the album Recalibrate by Eccodek
Album reviews

Rekindling Eccodek’s Spark

Angel Romero June 3, 2022 No Comments Andrew McPhersonEccodekIndian musicMiddle Eastern musicworld fusionworld music

Eccodek – Recalibrate (Big Mind/Six Degrees, 2022) “Recalibrate” is the new album from Canadian world fusion band Eccodek. Just like Transglobal Underground and similar groups,…

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Ramazan Sesler
Album reviews

Turkish clarinet Virtuoso Ramazan Sesler

Angel Romero June 2, 2022 No Comments clarinetGypsy musicRamazan SeslerRoma musicTurkeyTurkish musicworld music

Turkish clarinet maestro Ramazan Sesler grew up in a family of acclaimed Gypsy (Roma) musicians. He is the son of Selim Sesler, one of the…

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Folkatomik
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Artist Profiles: Folkatomik

Angel Romero June 2, 2022 No Comments FolkatomikfolktronicaItalian musicworld fusionworld music

Folkatomik is an Italian folktronica quartet with several identities. Guitarist, DJ and producer, Daniele Li Bassi has worked with various labels including EMI, Warner Music,…

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Antonio Castrignanó
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Artist Profiles: Antonio Castrignanó

Angel Romero June 2, 2022 No Comments Antonio CastrignanóItalian musicItalytarantaworld fusionworld music

Multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Antonio Castrignanó was born in 1977 in Galatina in the Province of Lecce in Apulia, southeastern Italy. Castrignanó’s musical career started…

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Cover of the album Beja Power! by Noori & his Dorpa Band
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Fantastic Introduction to Beja Music

Angel Romero June 2, 2022 No Comments African musicBeja musicNoori & his Dorpa BandSudanese musicworld fusionworld music

Noori & his Dorpa Band – Beja Power! (Ostinato Records, 2022) “Beja Power!” presents the captivating music of Noori & his Dorpa Band, an ensemble…

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Noura Mint Seymali- Photo by Bechir Malum
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Artist Profiles: Noura Mint Seymali

Angel Romero May 31, 2022 No Comments ardinMauritaniaMauritanian musicNoura Mint Seymaliworld fusionworld music

(headline image: Noura Mint Seymali – Photo by Bechir Malum) Noura Mint Seymali is a nationally beloved star in Mauritania and one of its most…

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Nancy Vieira - Photo by Rita Carmo
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Nancy Vieira, A Singer Deeply Grounded in Cape Verdean Tradition

Angel Romero May 31, 2022 1 Comment African musicCape VerdeCape Verdean musicGuinea BissaumornaNancy VieiraPortugalPortuguese musicworld fusionworld music

(headline image: Nancy Vieira – Photo by Rita Carmo) Nancy Vieira was born in 1975 in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau to Cape Verdean parents. She later relocated…

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Los Calvos - …Y Que Calvos!
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Venezuelan Salsa Classic from Powerhouse Los Calvos

Angel Romero May 30, 2022 No Comments Latin American musicLos CalvossalsaVenezuelaVenezuelan musicworld music

Los Calvos – …Y Que Calvos! (El Palmas Music, 2022) El Palmas Music has reissued “Y Que Calvos!” (and how bald), the second, and final,…

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Cover of the album Trad by Hoven Droven
Album reviews

High Energy Trad from Hoven Droven

Angel Romero May 29, 2022 No Comments folk-rockHoven DrovenSwedenSwedish music

Hoven Droven – Trad (Heilo, 2021) Hoven Droven is one of the essential Swedish bands of the past decades. They popularized Swedish folk music with…

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