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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Manzanita

Angel Romero December 10, 2016 No Comments FlamencoJosé Ortega Manzanita

Singer-songwriter and guitarist José Ortega Manzanita, better known as Manzanita (Little Apple) was born in Alhaurín de la Torre (Malaga) and grew up surrounded by…

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Artist Profiles: Lin Cortés

Angel Romero December 10, 2016 No Comments FlamencoLin Cortés

Singer-songwriter Lin Cortés was born in Andújar (Cordoba, Spain) in 1976. He grew up in a family of of artists. His uncle is acclaimed flamenco…

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Artist Profiles: Dhafer Youssef

Angel Romero December 4, 2016 No Comments Dhafer YoussefoudTunisiaTunisian musicud

Dhafer Youssef is a creative ud (Arabic lute) player from Tunisia. He’s also an excellent vocalist and prolific composer. Youssef mixes traditional Sufi music, world…

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Artist Profiles: Venupuri Srinivas

Angel Romero December 3, 2016 No Comments IndiaIndian classical musicIndian musicmridangamVenupuri Srinivas

M.R. Venupuri Srinivas started as a child prodigy, playing kanjira when he was only one year and eight months old, in Tirupathi. He gave his…

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Artist Profiles: Arun Ramamurthy

Angel Romero December 3, 2016 No Comments Arun RamamurthyIndiaIndian classical musicIndian musicviolinworld music

Arun Ramamurthy is a multi-talented violinist who is making his mark in Indian Classical and World music. Trained in Carnatic (south Indian classical) music initially…

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Artist Profiles: Abhik Mukherjee

Angel Romero December 3, 2016 No Comments Abhik MukherjeeIndiaIndian classical musicIndian musicsitar

Abhik Mukherjee, born in Kolkata, is a sitar player of the Etawah-Imdadkhani gharana (school). He started his sitar training at the age of six by…

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Artist Profiles: Ismail Lumanovski

Angel Romero November 28, 2016 No Comments Gypsy musicIsmail LumanovskiMacedoniaMacedonian musicThe Secret Trio

Ismail Lumanovski, well-known for his lively virtuosity, was born in Bitola, Macedonia and started playing the clarinet at age eight. He has performed throughout the…

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Artist Profiles: Bulgarika

Angel Romero October 24, 2016 No Comments BulgariaBulgarian musicBulgarikaDonka KolevagadulkaNikolay KodzhabashevNikolay KolevTemelko Ivanov

Traditional Bulgarian music ensemble Bulgarika is led by gadulka (traditional Bulgarian bowed string instrument) master Nikolay Kolev; internationally prominent singer Donka Koleva; kaval (end-blown flute)…

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Artist Profiles: Derek Gripper

Angel Romero October 23, 2016 No Comments Derek Gripperwestern classical musicworld music

South African guitar maestro and violinist Derek Gripper was born November 14, 1977 in Cape Town, South Africa. Gripper began his musical training at the…

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Artist Profiles: Chris Austin

Angel Romero October 23, 2016 No Comments BluegrassChris Austincountry music

Chris Austin was born February 24, 1964 in Boone, North Carolina. Austin worked as a sideman for Ricky Skaggs for three years, singing and playing…

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