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Category: Artist Profiles

He Jinhua playing the jaw harp -Photo by Helen Rees
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Artist Profiles: He Jinhua

Angel Romero February 16, 2022 No Comments ChinaChinese musicHe JinhuaNaxi music

He Jinhua is a national first-level artist with the Yulong County Song and Dance Troupe of Lijiang in China. The daughter of farmers, He was…

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Linda Lay
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Artist Profiles: Linda Lay

Angel Romero February 13, 2022 No Comments BluegrassLinda LayUnited States of America

Bluegrass singer and bassist Linda Clayman Lay, better known as Linda Lay grew up in Clayman Valley, a small community named after her family outside…

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Clara Montes
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Artist Profiles: Clara Montes

Angel Romero February 10, 2022 No Comments Clara MontescoplaFlamencoSpainSpanish music

Clara Montes was born in Madrid in 1968, with family roots in Andalusia (Huelva and Seville). She currently resides in Cádiz. Since she was very…

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Mauro Palmas - Photo by Roberto Putzu
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Artist Profiles: Mauro Palmas

Angel Romero February 7, 2022 No Comments Italian musicItalyMauro PalmasSardinian musicworld fusionworld music

Mauro Palmas is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and researcher, born in Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy). He began his career very young, focusing on historical-critical research and recovery…

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Lonesome River Band in 2022
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Artist Profiles: Lonesome River Band

Angel Romero February 6, 2022 No Comments banjoBluegrassLonesome River BandSammy Shelor

Contemporary bluegrass act Lonesome River Band was formed in Virginia in 1982. It has grown to be one of the most respected names in bluegrass…

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Artist Profiles: John Mayall

Angel Romero February 5, 2022 No Comments bluesblues rockJohn MayallrockUnited Kingdom

John Mayall was born 29 November 1933 in Macclesfield a small English village near the industrial hub of Manchester. He grew up listening to his…

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Yohann Le Ferrand holding an electric guitar
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Artist Profiles: Yohann Le Ferrand

Angel Romero January 30, 2022 No Comments Franceworld fusionworld musicYohann Le Ferrand

Early in his career, French guitarist and producer Yohann Le Ferrand started performing traditional Breton music. His musical curiosity led him to branch out into…

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Son Rompe Pera - Photo by Marc van der Aa
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Artist Profiles: Son Rompe Pera

Angel Romero January 19, 2022 No Comments cumbiamarimbaMexican musicSon Rompe Peraworld fusionworld music

Innovative Mexican marimba band Son Rompe Pera was formed by the three Gama brothers, Kacho, Kilos and Mongo. The brothers originally performed with their father…

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Lakhdar Hanou - Photo by Clémentine Hauguenois
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Artist Profiles: Lakhdar Hanou

Angel Romero January 18, 2022 No Comments Arabic musicLakhdar HanouMiddle Eastern musicworld fusionworld music

Lakhdar Hanou is a French-Algerian composer and ud virtuoso from Toulouse. Between 1997 and 2000, he traveled to northwestern Africa and the Middle East, where…

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Bedouin Burger Photo by Bachar Srour
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Artist Profiles: Bedouin Burger

Angel Romero January 16, 2022 No Comments Arabic musicLebanese musicLebanonworld fusion

Bedouin Burger is a duo featuring Zeid Hamdan and Lynn Adib. Zeid Hamdan is an acclaimed music producer and multi-instrumentalist identified as a Lebanese culture…

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