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Category: Artist Profiles

Jake Savona in Egrem Studio Photo by Lara Merrington
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Artist Profiles: Mista Savona

Angel Romero May 3, 2022 No Comments Cuban musicDubMista SavonaReggaeson cubanoworld fusionworld music

Producer and multi-instrumentalist Jake Dominic Savona was born in Melbourne, Australia. He fell in love with the music of Jamaica and released a series of…

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Kaveh Mahmudiyan
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Artist Profiles: Kaveh Mahmudiyan

Angel Romero April 23, 2022 No Comments IranIranian musicKaveh MahmudiyanPersian classical musictombakworld fusion

Kaveh Mahmudiyan was born in 1983 in Mahabad, Iran. He moved to Norway with his family in 1977. At the age of 13, Kaveh started…

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Virgilio Figueroa
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Les Moncada Chats with Master Conguero & Batalero Virgilio Figueroa

Les Moncada April 21, 2022 No Comments batá drumcongascongueroCuban musicFrancisco AguabellasalsaVirgilio Figueroa

By Les Moncada & Marco Moncada There are individuals that are drummers, and then there are personalities that are drummers with heart, with the grand…

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Kongero - Photo by Linda Rós Guðnadotter
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Artist Profiles: Kongero

Angel Romero April 19, 2022 No Comments KongeroSwedish folk music

Kongero is a Swedish a cappella group, consisting of four women who sing folk songs: Lotta Andersson, Emma Björling, Sofia Hultqvist Kott, and Anna Wikénius.…

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Manuel de Angustias
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Artist Profiles: Manuel de Angustias

Angel Romero April 14, 2022 No Comments FlamencoManuel de AngustiasSpain

Flamenco singer Manuel de Angustias was born on February 13, 1969 in Utrera, Spain. He grew up in a well-known family of Flamenco singers from…

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Mirla Riomar
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Artist Profiles: Mirla Riomar

Angel Romero April 10, 2022 No Comments Afro-BrazilianBrazilBrazilian musicMirla Riomar

Singer-songwriter, percussionist and dancer Mirla Riomar was born in Salvador de Bahia (Brazil). She grew up in a community characterized by ancestral African traditions. She…

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José Campaña
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Artist Profiles: José Campaña

Angel Romero April 3, 2022 No Comments Flamencoflamenco guitarflamenco jazzJosé CampañaSpain

Flamenco guitarist and composer José Campaña was born in Alicante, in eastern Spain, in 1976. His family has Andalusian roots, specifically from Seville and Cádiz.…

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Sushma Soma - Photo courtesy of Singapore National Arts Council
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Artist Profiles: Sushma Soma

Angel Romero March 30, 2022 No Comments Aditya PrakashCarnatic musicIndiaIndian classical musicIndian musicSingaporeSushma Somaworld fusionworld music

Sushma Soma is an award-winning Carnatic vocalist based in Singapore and Chennai, India. Sushma was bestowed the significant Young Artist Award, the highest honor for…

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Artist Profiles: Jeremy Garrett

Angel Romero March 30, 2022 No Comments BluegrassfiddleJeremy GarrettUnited States of Americaviolin

Fiddler, vocalist and songwriter Jeremy Garrett was born in Idaho. He started playing fiddle with his father, guitarist Glen Garrett in a group called The…

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Mahsa Vahdat
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Artist Profiles: Mahsa Vahdat

Angel Romero March 29, 2022 No Comments IranIranian musicMahsa VahdatPersian musicworld fusionworld music

Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat was born October 29, 1973 in Tehran, Iran. She is a leading Persian classical vocalist and world music artist. Mahsa Vahdat…

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