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Category: Artist Profiles

Wardruna - Photo by Kim Öhrling
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Wardruna, the Band that Resurrects the Viking Spirit

Angel Romero April 11, 2024 No Comments Nordic musicNorwegian musicScandinavian musicWardrunaworld music

(headline image: Wardruna in 2020 – Photo by Kim Öhrling) At the core of Wardruna’s ethos is the commitment to fostering new growth while fortifying…

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Lucrecia Carrizo - Photo by Koky Schroeder. a photo of the artist holding the cello guitar-style.
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Argentine Cellist and Vocalist Lucrecia Carrizo

Iliana Cabrera April 7, 2024 No Comments ArgentinaArgentine musicLucrecia Carrizoworld music

Lucrecia Carrizo, an Argentine singer-songwriter and cellist, has been living in Barcelona, Spain, for a year. Her music, characterized by acoustic simplicity, invites listeners to…

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El Macha with Chico Trujillo live.
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El Macha: The Multifaceted Chilean Crooner

Iliana Cabrera March 22, 2024 No Comments bolerosChileChilean musiccumbiaEl Machaworld music

Chilean singer, songwriter, and guitarist Aldo Enrique Asenjo Cubillos, better known as El Macha, was born in Villa Alemana, Chile on August 4, 1968). In…

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Luis Taberna images from the video Variaciones 4/4 Darbuka, Dohola, Frame Drums & Riq
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Versatile Spanish Percussionist Luis Taberna

Angel Romero March 17, 2024 No Comments Arabic musicLuis Tabernapercussionworld fusionworld music

(headline photo: Two Luis Taberna images from the video Variaciones 4/4 Darbuka, Dohola, Frame Drums & Riq) Luis Taberna is a percussionist specializing in oriental…

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Hames Bitar playing oud at Casa Árabe in 2016
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Syrian Oud Virtuoso and Composer Hames Bitar

Douglas Sanders March 16, 2024 No Comments Arabic musicHames Bitaroudworld fusionworld music

(headline image: Hames Bitar at Casa Árabe in 2016) Syrian oud player and composer Hames Bitar currently lives in Madrid, Spain. His artistic trajectory is…

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Hirahi Afonso playing the timple outdoors
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Timple Innovator Hirahi Afonso

Angel Romero March 4, 2024 No Comments Canary IslandsHirahi AfonsoSpainSpanish musictimpleworld fusionworld music

Spanish musician and composer Hirahi Afonso (Gran Canaria, 1996) opted for the timple as his vessel to chart unexplored musical waters. Credited with breathing new…

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Sideline, band photo sitting on the stairs of the entrance to a wooden house
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Sideline, a Formidable Bluegrass Band

Angel Romero March 1, 2024 2 Comments BluegrassSidelineUnited States of Americaworld music

North Carolina bluegrass band Sideline got together in 2012. Initially, it was a jam band featuring friends who played professionally in other bands. Founders Steve…

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Pamela Badjogo photo touching her face with her two hands
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Multifaceted Gabonese Afrojazz Singer Pamela Badjogo

Angel Romero February 29, 2024 No Comments Pamela Badjogoworld fusionworld music

Pamela Badjogo, an Afro-Jazz luminary from Gabon, has a gifted, captivating, soulful vocal style. Born on the 3rd of December 1982 in Libreville, Gabon, her…

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cover of the single Haiamasina by Charles Maimarosia
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Charles Maimarosia, a Prominent Artist from the Solomon Islands

Douglas Sanders February 28, 2024 No Comments Charles MaimarosiaSolomon Islandsworld music

Charles Maimarosia, a musician and singer-songwriter from the Solomon Islands, is a distinguished figure in the field of music and cultural preservation. Nurtured amidst the…

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Tray Wellington playing banjo
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Banjo Virtuoso and Educator Tray Wellington

Angel Romero February 28, 2024 1 Comment BluegrassTray Wellingtonworld music

Banjo virtuoso Tray Wellington is from Ashe County in western North Carolina. Captivated by the banjo during his early teenage years, Wellington quickly found himself…

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