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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Georgi Petrov

Angel Romero March 16, 2018 No Comments BulgariaBulgarian musicgadulkaGeorgi Petrov

Georgi Petrov is leading gadulka player in Bulgaria and a musician with very wide experience teaching the gadulka and Bulgarian music to people all over…

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Artist Profiles: Galina Durmushliyska

Angel Romero March 16, 2018 No Comments BulgariaBulgarian musicGalina Durmushliyska

Galina Durmushliyska is a major star in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian National Radio Archive contains over 110 recordings of her work and she has twice had…

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Artist Profiles: Ensemble Bulgari

Angel Romero March 16, 2018 No Comments BulgariaBulgarian musicEnsemble Bulgari

Bulgari is known for its innovative performances of dance songs and from all six regions of Bulgaria: Thrace, Shopluka, Pirin, Rodopi, Dobrodja and Northwest Bulgaria.…

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Artist Profiles: Cosmic Voices of Bulgaria

Angel Romero March 16, 2018 3 Comments BulgariaBulgarian musicCosmic Voices of Bulgaria

Cosmic Voices of Bulgaria consists of female vocalists (the size of the choir ranges from 18 to 21) who represent all the geographic and cultural…

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Artist Profiles: Ze Cafofinho & suas corrente

Angel Romero March 16, 2018 No Comments BrazilBrazilian musicZe Cafofinho

Tiago de Melo Andrade, better known as Ze Cafofinho is part of Recife’s music scene. has one of the richest music production in Brazil. Situated…

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Artist Profiles: Yamandu Costa

Angel Romero March 16, 2018 1 Comment BrazilBrazilian musicYamandu Costa

Yamandu Costa was born in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in 1980. There, he began his guitar studies with his father Algacir Costa,…

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Artist Profiles: Bau

Angel Romero March 16, 2018 No Comments BauCape VerdeCape Verdean musiccavaquinho

Rufino Almeida, better known as Bau, was born in 1962 in Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde. Bau is a well known artist in Cape Verde’s…

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Artist Profiles: Vitor Da Trindade

Angel Romero March 14, 2018 No Comments BrazilBrazilian musicpercussionVitor Da Trindade

Vitor Da Trindade is a percussionist, singer and guitarist, teacher of Brazilian dances. He played with the bands Bazar dos Baratos, Réquiem Napalm and Flor…

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Artist Profiles: Virginia Rodrigues

Angel Romero March 13, 2018 No Comments BrazilBrazilian musicVirginia Rodrigues

  Virginia Rodrigues was born in Salvador, Brazil, December 31, 1964. Virginia Rodrigues is a woman of humble origins who grew up in Salvador de…

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Artist Profiles: Vinicius de Moraes

Angel Romero March 13, 2018 No Comments bossa novaBrazilBrazilian musicVinicius de Moraes

Marcus Vinicius da Cruz e Mello Moraes, better known as Vinicius de Moraes was born October 19, 1913 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Vinicius de…

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