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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Queen Ifrica

Angel Romero April 12, 2017 1 Comment JamaicaJamaican musicQueen IfricaReggae

Queen Ifrica, born Ventrice Morgan on March 25, 1975 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, began her career in 1995 after attracting attention at a local talent…

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Artist Profiles: Quartet Dudukner

Angel Romero April 12, 2017 No Comments ArmeniaArmenian musicQuartet Dudukner

Quartet Dudukner is an ensemble from Armenia. In addition to international performances, the ensemble provides workshops on traditional duduk in Yerevan, as well as in…

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Artist Profiles: Pine Leaf Boys

Angel Romero April 11, 2017 No Comments Cajun musicLouisiana musicThe Pine Leaf BoysUnited States of America

The Pine Leaf Boys, a remarkable band from southern Louisiana, play traditional Cajun and Creole music with new, unique arrangements. The band features some of…

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Artist Profiles: Pitingo

Angel Romero April 11, 2017 1 Comment FlamencoPitingosoulSpainSpanish music

Antonio Manuel Álvarez Vélez, better known as Pitingo was born into a seafaring family in the city of Ayamonte in Huelva, Spain, in southwestern Spain.…

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Artist Profiles: Péter Éri

Angel Romero April 10, 2017 No Comments Hungarian musicHungaryMuzsikasPéter Éri

Péter Éri was born in 1953 in Budapest, Hungary. As a ten-year old child he won the first prize of a dance competition with dancing…

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Artist Profiles: Peret

Angel Romero April 10, 2017 No Comments Gypsy rumbaPeretSpainSpanish music

  Spanish Gypsy rumba singer Pedro Pubill Calaf, better known as Peret, was born March 24, 1935 in Mataró (near Barcelona), Spain. In 1957, Peret…

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Artist Profiles: Pedro Ricardo Miño

Angel Romero April 10, 2017 No Comments Flamencoflamenco pianoPedro Ricardo MiñoSpainSpanish music

Flamenco musician Pedro Ricardo Miño is one of a growing number of pianists who are taking Flamenco in new directions. Pedro Ricardo Miño is the…

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Artist Profiles: Pedro Aznar

Angel Romero April 9, 2017 No Comments ArgentinaArgentine musicjazz-rockPedro Aznarpopprogressive rockworld music

Composer, arranger, producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer, Pedro Aznar is one of the most prestigious and respected artists to emerge from South America in recent times.…

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Artist Profiles: Pedram Khavar Zamini

Angel Romero April 9, 2017 No Comments IranIranian musicPedram Khavar ZaminiPersian classical musictombak

Pedram Khavar Zamini, one of the world’s leading Iranian tombak players, has been living in France for few years now. Tombak is the main percussion…

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Artist Profiles: Pato Banton

Angel Romero April 8, 2017 No Comments Pato BantonReggaeUnited Kingdom

From Birmingham, England, singer Pato Banton is one of the modern stars of reggae. In a career that included a spiritual sabbatical, he returned to…

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