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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Mozayik

Angel Romero October 7, 2017 No Comments Haitian musicMozayik

Mozayik’s sound draws upon the rich heritage of traditional Afro-Haitian rhythms, mixing them with the instrumentation, melodic and harmonic sensibilities and improvisation of jazz. Mozayik…

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Artist Profiles: Mouth Music

Angel Romero October 7, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicMouth MusicScotlandScottish music

Through perceptive experimentation and with undeniable confidence, Mouth Music combined the ancient puirt-a-beul vocal tradition of Gaelic Scotland with the powerful rhythms of Africa and…

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Artist Profiles: Mollie O’Brien

Angel Romero October 6, 2017 No Comments BluegrassMollie O'BrienR&BUnited States of America

Mollie O’Brien was born October 25, 1952 in Wheeling, West Virginia. In the mid-1970s she moved to Colorado, where she performed with a number of…

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Artist Profiles: Mohammed Al-Qa’atabi

Angel Romero October 6, 2017 No Comments Mohammed Al-Qa'atabiYemenYemenite music

Mohammed Obaid Al-Qa’atabi is one of the greatest Yemeni singers who made significant contributions to Yemeni art. Al-Qa’atabi is considered by many music historians as…

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Artist Profiles: Misty in Roots

Angel Romero October 6, 2017 No Comments Misty in RootsReggaeUnited Kingdom

Misty in Roots is an acclaimed reggae group from Southall in West London. The band was started by local musiciansPoko (Walford Tyson) and his brother…

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Artist Profiles: Mike Marshall

Angel Romero October 4, 2017 No Comments mandolinMike MarshallUnited States of America

Mike Marshall grew up in Central Florida, where he developed his career playing traditional American music. His interest in many musicals styles however eventually led…

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Artist Profiles: Milladoiro

Angel Romero October 4, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicGalician musicMilladoiroSpain

  Combining Celtic melodies, medieval music jazz and contemporary music, Milladoiro modernized traditional Galician folk music and started a revival movement among young musicians. They…

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Artist Profiles: Mikael Marin

Angel Romero October 2, 2017 No Comments Mikael MarinSwedenSwedish musicVäsen

Mikael Marin is a violist who became a national fiddler in 1983 and was chosen to play in a world orchestra under the direction of…

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Artist Profiles: Miguel Poveda

Angel Romero September 25, 2017 1 Comment FlamencoMiguel PovedaSpain

Spanish flamenco singer Miguel Angel Poveda León was born in Barcelona on February 13, 1973. He grew up in the Badalona suburb and started singing…

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Artist Profiles: Miguel Angel Cortés

Angel Romero September 25, 2017 1 Comment Flamencoflamenco guitarMiguel Angel CortesSpain

Miguel Angel Cortés was born in Granada (Spain) on January 26th, 1972. The Cortés family is well known for its fine guitarists so it is…

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