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Category: Artist Profiles

Al Bilali Soudan band
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Artist Profiles: Al Bilali Soudan

Angel Romero November 9, 2021 1 Comment Al Bilali SoudanMaliMalian musicTuareg musicworld music

Al Bilali Soudan is a Tuareg band from Mali that plays acoustic music rooted in tradition. The family members of Al Bilali Soudan from Timbuktu…

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bluegrass artist Carley Arrowood holding her fiddle
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Artist Profiles: Carley Arrowood

Angel Romero November 6, 2021 No Comments BluegrassCarley ArrowoodfiddleUnited States of America

Carley Arrowood was born in Forest City, North Carolina. She started singing since she was old enough to talk. Initially, Carley began playing classical violin,…

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cover of the album Indestructible by Ray Barretto
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Artist Profiles: Ray Barretto

Angel Romero November 6, 2021 No Comments congasLatin jazzRay BarrettosalsaUnited States of America

Ray Barretto was born on April 29, 1929 in Brooklyn (New York City) of Puerto Rican parents. His first contacts with music came via the…

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Manou Gallo playing bass
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Artist Profiles: Manou Gallo

Angel Romero October 25, 2021 No Comments Ivorian musicManou Galloworld fusionworld music

Bassist Manou Gallo, also known as “The Afro-Groove Queen”, was born in 1972 in Divo, a small town in the Western region of the Ivory…

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Gåte band photo by Sebastian Ludvigsen
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Artist Profiles: Gåte

Angel Romero October 21, 2021 No Comments GåteNorwayNorwegian folk music

Norwegian band Gåte was founded in 1999 in Trøndelag, the area surrounding the ancient west coast harbor city of Trondheim by violin player and keyboardist…

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Artist Profiles: Northern Resonance

Angel Romero October 17, 2021 No Comments Anna EkborgJerker Hans-ErsNorthern ResonancePetrus DillnerScandinavian musicSwedenSwedish folk musicSwedish musicworld music

Northern Resonance is a trio of Swedish musicians dedicated to the art of resonance, specifically the resonant possibilities of their individual instruments. The band members…

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Artist Profiles: Madalitso Band

Angel Romero October 8, 2021 No Comments Madalitso BandMalawiMalawian musicworld music

Madalitso Band is a fascinating duo from Malawi that performs traditional music with unconventional musical instruments. The artists use a 4-string acoustic guitar and foot…

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Artist Profiles: Ismael Rivera

Angel Romero September 4, 2021 No Comments Ismael RiveraPuerto Rican musicPuerto Ricosalsa

Ismael Rivera was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, in 1931. Ismael, also known as Maelo, was only a teenager when he became the star singer…

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Artist Profiles: Mara Aranda

Angel Romero August 17, 2021 No Comments Arab-Andalusian musicMara ArandaMedieval musicMediterranean musicSephardic musicSpanish musicValencian folk musicworld music

Multi-instrumentalist, singer and composer Mara Aranda was born December 6, 1968, in Valencia, Spain. From the age of 16 she became a singer-songwriter, fundamentally influenced…

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North Carolina Bluegrass Band, Balsam Range

Angel Romero August 15, 2021 1 Comment

Balsam Range is a bluegrass and acoustic music group founded in 2007 in Haywood, western North Carolina, where the Great Smoky Mountains meet the Blue…

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