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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Trygve Seim

Angel Romero May 5, 2017 No Comments JazzNorwayNorwegian musicsaxophoneTrygve Seim

Inspired early in his creative life by Jan Garbarek and by Edward Vesala, Trygve Seim has worked in many modern jazz contexts, and continues to…

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Artist Profiles: Transjoik

Angel Romero May 5, 2017 No Comments NorwayNorwegian musicSami musicTransjoik

Transjoik is a Sami group out of Norway. Where tradition and modernity have long been the two sole absolutes of the enigmatic path of the…

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Artist Profiles: Toubab Krewe

Angel Romero May 5, 2017 No Comments African musicrockToubab KreweUnited States of Americaworld music

Toubab Krewe is an instrumental quintet based in Asheville, North Carolina, that fuses West African music with American rock. The five members, who are childhood…

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Artist Profiles: Tone Hulbækmo

Angel Romero May 5, 2017 No Comments harpNorwayNorwegian musicTone Hulbækmoworld music

Award-winning Norwegian artist Tone Hulbækmo was born in 1957 in Tolga in Østerdalen. She’s a vocalist with broad repertoire, ranging European medieval and renaissance music…

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Artist Profiles: Tomasz Kukurba

Angel Romero May 5, 2017 No Comments KlezmerKrokePolandPolish musicTomasz Kukurbaworld fusionworld music

Tomasz Kukurba was born in Cracow, Poland in 1969. He started playing the violin in elementary school. At the age of ten he sang in…

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Artist Profiles: Tomás San Miguel

Angel Romero May 4, 2017 No Comments FlamencoJazzSpainSpanish musicTomás San Miguelworld music

Tomás San Miguel was born in Vitoria (Spain) in 1953. He is living presently in Madrid, working as a pianist, composer and an accomplished accordionist.…

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Artist Profiles: Tito Rodríguez

Angel Romero May 4, 2017 No Comments Latin American musicPuerto RicosalsaTito Rodríguez

Born in Santurce (Puerto Rico), Tito Rodríguez moved to New York City as a teenager in the 1930s. After various jobs singing with a number…

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Artist Profiles: Tito Puente

Angel Romero May 4, 2017 No Comments Latin jazzsalsatimbalesTito PuenteUnited States of America

Tito Puente was born Ernest Anthony Puente, Jr. on April 20, 1923 in New York City. His parents had just arrived from their native Puerto…

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Artist Profiles: Tindra

Angel Romero May 4, 2017 No Comments NorwayNorwegian musicTindra

Tindra consists of Åshild Vetrhus (vocal), Jorun Marie Kvernberg (fiddles) and Irene Tillung (accordion). The trio plays both traditional tunes as well as their own…

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Artist Profiles: The Rosenberg Trio

Angel Romero May 4, 2017 No Comments Gypsy jazzJazzSpanish musicThe NetherlandsThe Rosenberg Trio

The Rosenberg Trio is formed by three cousins Nonnie (double bass), Nous’che (rhythm guitar) and Stochelo Rosenberg (solo guitar). All three have been playing music…

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