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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Ivana Đurić

Angel Romero June 29, 2020 No Comments Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian musicIvana Đurićsevdahviolin

Ivana Đurić was born in 1984 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. She is a virtuoso violin player. Ivana started her classical music education when she was 9…

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Artist Profiles: Damir Imamović

Angel Romero June 29, 2020 1 Comment Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian musicDamir Imamovićsevdah

Damir Imamović was born in 1978 in Sarajevo, the former Yugoslavia and currently located in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Damir is a singer, musician, author and sevdah master.  …

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Artist Profiles: Walter Ferguson

Angel Romero June 29, 2020 No Comments calypsoCosta Rican MusicWalter Ferguson

Walter “Gavitt” Ferguson Byfield, better known as Walter Ferguson, was born May 7, 1919 in Guabito, Panama. His father, Melsha Lorenzo Ferguson, was a Jamaican…

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Artist Profiles: John Morris

Angel Romero June 26, 2020 No Comments Appalachian musicfiddleJohn Morrisold time

Fiddler, banjo player, guitarist, songwriter and leading Old-Time musician John D. Morris was born in Ivydale, Clay County, West Virginia on September 3, 1946. He…

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Artist Profiles: Zabit Nabizade Trio

TJ Nelson June 20, 2020 No Comments AzerbaijanAzerbaijani musicZabit Nabizade

Zabit Nabizade was born in 1965 in Shikhzahirli, Shamakhi region, Azerbaijan (former USSR).. He is a teacher at the National Conservatory of Azerbaijan and represents…

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Artist Profiles: Nate Lee

Angel Romero June 15, 2020 No Comments BluegrassmandolinNate LeeUnited States of America

Mandolinist, vocalist, fiddler and composer Nate Lee was born in Ovilla, Texas. He is an International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) award-winning instrumentalist and distinguished teacher…

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Artist Profiles: Ousmane Toure

Angel Romero June 11, 2020 No Comments MauritaniaOusmane ToureSenegalSenegalese music

Ousmane Toure was born on November 19, 1955 in Kaédi, Mauritania. From 1983 to 1990, Ousmane was Toure Kunda’s lead singer. The band, at the…

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Artist Profiles: Celina da Piedade

Angel Romero June 8, 2020 No Comments accordionCelina Da PiedadePortuguese music

Celina da Piedade is a Portuguese accordionist, singer-songwriter and composer. She started studying music at the age of 5, and shortly afterwards was performing in…

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Artist Profiles: Youssou N’Dour

Angel Romero May 31, 2020 No Comments African musicmbalaxSenegalese musicYoussou N'Dour

Born in the medina section of Dakar, Senegal, in 1959, Youssou N’Dour is descended from a line of famous jelis (musician storytellers, also known as…

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Artist Profiles: Wu Fei

Angel Romero May 31, 2020 No Comments avant-gardeChinaChinese musicguzhengwestern classical musicworld fusionWu Fei

Wu Fei was born on May 12, 1977 in Beijing, China. She is a classically trained composer, a prominent master of the guzheng (21-string Chinese…

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