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Category: Artist Profiles

Gordan - Photo by Christoph Voy. A photo of the trio.
Artist Profiles

Gordan Electrifies Balkan Tradition with Radical Abstraction

JGurski June 14, 2025 No Comments Balkan musicGordanworld fusionworld music

(headline image: Gordan – Photo by Christoph Voy) Blending folklore with fierce experimentation, Gordan is a transnational trio (Serbia/Germany/Austria) that reimagines Balkan traditions through a…

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Tango Takes Root in France: Fleurs Noires Rewrites the Score

Iliana Cabrera June 14, 2025 No Comments Argentine musicFleurs Noirestangoworld music

Fleurs Noires is a ten-piece, all-female tango orchestra made up of musicians from Argentina and France. Since its formation, the ensemble has developed a distinctive…

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Dal:um - Photo by Jaeyoung Park. The duo wearing white clothes.
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Dal:um Explore Vast Emotional and Conceptual Terrain with Korean Zithers

Tyler Bennet June 14, 2025 No Comments Dal:umKorean musicworld music

(headline image: Dal:um – Photo by Jaeyoung Park) Dal:um, a Seoul-based duo composed of Ha Suyean and Hwang Hyeyoung specializes in traditional Korean zithers, the…

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Akram Abdulfattah - Photo by Basel Hajoij. Akram holding a fiddle on his left shoulder.
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Akram Abdulfattah, Innovative Fiddle Virtuoso Inspired by Masters of Arabic Classical Music

Angel Romero June 14, 2025 No Comments Arabic musicviolinworld fusionworld music

Palestinian-American violinist, composer, and producer Akram Abdulfattah (b. 1990) has earned international recognition for his genre-defying music and commitment to cultural dialogue. A Galilee native,…

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Fabrizio Piepoli - Photo by Alessio Caroli
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Tarabtella Visionary: Fabrizio Piepoli Mixes Tradition and Technology

Angel Romero May 23, 2025 No Comments Fabrizio PiepoliItalian musicworld fusionworld music

Fabrizio Piepoli is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and educator from Apulia, Italy. He currently teaches traditional vocal techniques at the Conservatory of Lecce, where he…

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Carlos Beceiro, an Influential Musician in Spain’s Traditional and World Fusion Scene

Angel Romero May 20, 2025 No Comments Carlos BeceiroCeltic musicSpanish musicworld fusionworld music

Carlos Beceiro, born in Narón (A Coruña), began his musical journey studying Galician bagpipes under Antón Varela during the regional folk revival. He later pursued…

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Mayalde photo. All dressed in black.
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Stirring the Folk Pot: Mayalde Turns Kitchenware into Cultural Treasure

Angel Romero May 20, 2025 No Comments Castilian folk musicMayaldeSpanish musicworld music

Mayalde is a Spanish folk ensemble from Salamanca composed of Eusebio Martín Cifuentes and Pilar Pérez, along with their children Arturo and Laura Martín. For…

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Jorge Arribas playing accordion
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Pushin’ Bellows: Jorge Arribas Blends Tradition, Therapy, and Folk Innovation

Angel Romero May 20, 2025 No Comments accordionCastilian folk musicCeltic musicJorge ArribasSpanish musicworld music

Spanish musician Jorge Arribas began his musical studies in 1992 at the Conservatorio de Valladolid, earning degrees in accordion and flute. From the start, he…

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Jaime Muñoz holding flures and a small drum held by his left arm
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Multi-Instrumentalist Jaime Muñoz, a Researcher of the Traditional Music of Central Spain

Angel Romero May 19, 2025 No Comments Castilian folk musicfluteJaime MuñozLa MusgañaSpanish musicworld music

Jaime Muñoz is a Spanish multi-instrumentalist specializing in ethnic and medieval music. He holds an advanced degree in Baroque traverso from the Royal Conservatory of…

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Xurxo Fernandes holding a tambourine
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Xurxo Fernandes Revives Galician and Sephardic Traditions

Angel Romero May 19, 2025 No Comments Galician musicSephardic musicSpanish musicworld fusionworld musicXurxo Fernandes

Xurxo Fernandes, a Spanish artist from A Coruña, is recognized for his innovative contributions to ethnomusicology and traditional music. Since the age of 14, he…

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