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Category: Artist Profiles

Olivia Molina. A photo of the artist wearing a flamenco dress, standing outdoors in a field.
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Flamenco Singer and Educator Olivia Molina

Angel Romero May 8, 2024 No Comments FlamencoOlivia Molinaworld music

Born in 1975, Olivia Molina, is a talented flamenco singer from Huelva. She began her journey at the age of fourteen, participating in numerous fandango…

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Alba Carmona head shot.
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Flamenco Fusionist and Singer-songwriter Alba Carmona

Angel Romero May 4, 2024 No Comments Alba CarmonaFlamencoSpainSpanish musicworld music

Alba Carmona is a Spanish singer and songwriter from the Barcelona area, born to parents from Malaga, in southern Spain. Her upbringing immersed her in…

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Ali Doğan Gönültaş performing live at Polirítmia in 2023 - Photo by Susana Godoy.
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Gifted Composer, Songwriter and Multi-Instrumentalist Ali Doğan Gönültaş

Angel Romero April 15, 2024 No Comments Ali Doğan GönültaşKurdish musicTurkish musicworld fusionworld music

(headline image: Ali Doğan Gönültaş performing live at Polirítmia in 2023 – Photo by Susana Godoy.) Ali Doğan Gönültaş, born in Kiğı, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey,…

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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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