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Category: Artist Profiles

Rosario La Tremendita
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Artist Profiles: Trailblazing Flamenco Bassist and Singer Rosario La Tremendita

Angel Romero February 4, 2023 No Comments FlamencoRosario La TremenditaSpainworld fusionworld music

Rosario Guerrero, better known as La Tremendita, is a flamenco bass player and singer who has taken the world by storm with her soulful and…

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Rakesh Chaurasia
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Artist Profiles: Bansuri Maestro Rakesh Chaurasia

Angel Romero February 3, 2023 No Comments bansurifluteIndiaIndian classical musicRakesh Chaurasiaworld fusionworld music

Rakesh Chaurasia was born 10 January 10, 1971, in Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh, India. He is a world-renowned bansuri (Indian classical flute) master and…

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Jaelee Roberts - Photo by Sandlin Gaither
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Artist Profiles: Bluegrass Artist Jaelee Roberts

Angel Romero February 2, 2023 No Comments BluegrassJaelee Robertsworld music

(headline image: Jaelee Roberts – Photo by Sandlin Gaither) Jaelee Roberts was born April 9, 2001, in Nashville, Tennessee. She is well-acquainted with the music…

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Aoife O'Donovan - Photo by Omar Cruz
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Artist Profiles: Aoife O’Donovan

Angel Romero February 2, 2023 No Comments American folk musicAmericanaAoife O'DonovanUnited States of America

GRAMMY-winning Singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Aoife O’Donovan was born on November 18, 1982, in Boston, Massachusetts. Aoife O’Donovan was raised in Newton, Massachusetts, and spent…

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Mostar Sevdah Reunion
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Artist Profiles: Mostar Sevdah Reunion

Angel Romero February 2, 2023 No Comments Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian musicMostar Sevdah Reunionsevdahworld fusionworld music

Mostar Sevdah Reunion is a musical group from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, specializing in sevdalinka blended with modern musical styles. Comprised of skilled musicians, the…

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Darren Nicholson
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Artist Profiles, Darren Nicholson

World Music Central News Room January 31, 2023 No Comments AmericanaBalsam RangeBluegrassDarren Nicholsonworld music

Darren Nicholson is a bluegrass and Americana musician based in Haywood County, North Carolina. He has won multiple International Bluegrass Music Association Awards. Nicholson has…

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DuOud
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Artist Profiles: DuOud, the Oud Innovators

Angel Romero January 29, 2023 No Comments DuOudMehdi HaddaboudSmadjudworld fusionworld music

DuOud is a unique and innovative musical group based in Paris, France, that combines the traditional sounds of the oud with electronic and contemporary elements.…

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Artist Profiles: Mehdi Haddab, Master of the Electric Oud

Angel Romero January 29, 2023 No Comments Arabic musicDuOudMehdi Haddaboududworld fusionworld music

Mehdi Haddab is a French-Algerian musician, born in Algiers of an Algerian father and a French mother. He grew up in Algeria and Burundi. Endowed…

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Lucas Santtana
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Artist Profiles: the Trailblazing Lucas Santtana

Angel Romero January 27, 2023 No Comments BrazilBrazilian musicLucas Santtanaworld fusionworld music

Brazilian singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Lucas Mascarenhas Santana, better known as Lucas Santtana, was born October 18, 1970) in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. Lucas…

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King Ayisoba - photo by Nick Helderman
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Artist Profiles: Kologo Master King Ayisoba

Angel Romero January 26, 2023 No Comments African musicGhanaian musicKing Ayisobakologoworld fusionworld music

Ghanaian musician Albert Apoozore, better known as King Ayisoba, was born in Bongo Soe in the northern region of Ghana. King Ayisoba is known for…

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