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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Håkon Høgemo

Angel Romero February 9, 2017 No Comments fiddleHåkon HøgemoHardanger fiddleNorwayNorwegian music

Håkon Høgemo (born 1965), from Øvre Årdal in Sogn, has been described by fiddler Knut Buen as “the Crown Prince of the Hardanger fiddle”. His…

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Artist Profiles: Haila Maria Mompie

Angel Romero February 9, 2017 No Comments CubaCuban musicHaila Maria Mompiesalsason cubanotimba

Born in January 28, 1974, in Las Tunas, eastern province of Cuba, daughter of a singer father and a stylist mother, Haila Maria Mompie Gonzalez…

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Artist Profiles: Gustavo Santaolalla

Angel Romero February 9, 2017 No Comments ArgentinaArgentine musicfusionGustavo Santaolallajazz-rockpopprogressive rockworld music

Gustavo Santaolalla has been a force in Latin American music since the 1960s. He is one of a small group of musicians who created the…

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Artist Profiles: Giovanni Hidalgo

Angel Romero February 6, 2017 No Comments congasGiovanni HidalgoLatin jazzPuerto Ricosalsaworld music

Widely acknowledged among the greatest congueros of his generation, Giovanni Hidalgo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1963, first taking up the drums…

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Artist Profiles: Gjermund Larsen

Angel Romero February 6, 2017 1 Comment fiddleGjermund LarsenMajorstuenNorwayNorwegian music

Gjermund Larsen is a gifted violinist and composer. He also plays the cello. His music displays an unusually broad emotional range, from virtuosic brilliance to…

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Artist Profiles: Gilberto Gil

Angel Romero February 5, 2017 No Comments BrazilBrazilian musicGilberto GilTropicalismo

A champion of Brazil’s African-rooted traditions who has scoured the vast backlands of his own country and the far corners of the world in search…

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Artist Profiles: Gigi

Angel Romero February 5, 2017 No Comments EthiopiaEthiopian musicGigi

Egigayehu Shibabaw, better known as Gigi, is a multi-talented singer from Ethiopia. Gigi’s music is inspired by Ethiopian tradition, culture and a sense of heartfelt…

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Artist Profiles: Gerardo Núñez

Angel Romero February 4, 2017 No Comments FlamencoGerardo NuñezguitarSpainSpanish music

Gerardo Núñez is considered one of the best guitarists of all genres in the world today. He is comfortable playing deeply emotional traditional Flamenco at…

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Artist Profiles: Gaby Kerpel

Angel Romero February 4, 2017 No Comments ArgentinaArgentine musicGaby Kerpel

As a young man in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Gaby Kerpel studied classical music, including piano and harmony, as well as improvisation, before realizing that traditional…

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Artist Profiles: Fierro Chifle

Angel Romero February 4, 2017 No Comments ArgentinaArgentine musicFierro Chifleguitartango

Fierro Chifle included Juan Manuel Sanchez, Gabriel Santamaria and Pablo Vernieri. The trio was formed in Buenos Aires (Argentina) at the beginning of 2004. The…

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