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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist profiles: Hazmat Modine

Angel Romero June 21, 2017 No Comments Balkan musicbluesGypsyHazmat Modine

Hazmat Modine is a band of unconventional musical instruments and cultural combinations that reflect the origins of the American musical soul. Their debut CD was…

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Artist profiles: Hazelius Hedin

Angel Romero June 21, 2017 No Comments Hazelius HedinSwedenSwedish music

Two of Sweden’s most established folk musicians make up the duo Hazelius Hedin. Esbjorn Hazelius and Johan Hedin both grew up in the south of…

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Artist profiles: Haytham Safia

Angel Romero June 21, 2017 No Comments Arabic musicHaytham SafiaoudThe Netherlandsud

Haytham Safia, born in 1980, is an Arab-Israeli from Jerusalem. His passion for the Ud started at an early stage. In 2001 he made his…

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Artist profiles: Haydamaky

Angel Romero June 21, 2017 No Comments HaydamakyUkraineUkrainian music

The Haydamaky began their career in 1991 shortly after Ukraine declared its independence from the Soviet Union. At that time the band was known as…

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Artist profiles: Hasu Patel

Angel Romero June 21, 2017 1 Comment Hasu PatelIndiaIndian classical musicsitarUnited States of America

Hasu Patel, a disciple of sitar legend Ustad Vilayat Khan Saheb is one of the few distinguished female artists performing today Classical Music on sitar,…

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Artist Profiles: Hanneke Cassel

Angel Romero June 20, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicfiddleHanneke CasselUnited States of America

Raised on the Oregon Coast, Hanneke Cassel began playing violin at eight years-old, but a local fiddle competition inspired her to take up traditional fiddling.…

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Artist Profiles: Gwenan Gibbard

Angel Romero June 19, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicGwenan GibbardharpUnited KingdomWelsh music

Singer and harp player Gwenan Gibbard is a talent musician, part of the Welsh folk scene. Her debut album Y Gwenith Gwynnaf features freshly-wrought arrangements…

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Artist Profiles: Groupa

Angel Romero June 19, 2017 No Comments GroupaJonas SimonsonMats EdénNordic musicSwedenSwedish musicTerje Isungset

Groupa plays its own brand of modern Swedish folk music. Since 1980, the band has been in the vanguard of the Nordic roots music scene:…

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Artist Profiles: Grey Larsen

Angel Romero June 19, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicfluteGrey LarsenUnited States of America

Grey Larsen discovered Irish music in the early 1970’s and then embarked on a passionate and devoted journey that continues to this day. In the…

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Artist Profiles: Gordon Duncan

Angel Romero June 19, 2017 No Comments bagpipeGordon DuncanScotlandScottish music

Gordon Duncan began piping at the age of 8. Taught by his father, he was a prolific Junior Winner at various competitions and stopped competing…

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