Even though he’s been involved in traditional and folk music since the early 1970s, José Medeiros was, for some time, mostly known by his award-winning…
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Artist Profiles: Katia Guerreiro
Katia Guerreiro was born in South Africa in 1977. At a very early age, she went to the Azores, where she lived till she was…
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Born in Lisbon in 1975, Lura discovered her Cape Verdean identity (while remaining fully Portuguese) through the Creole she learned with her friends at school.…
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Mário Pacheco (not to be confused with Spaniard Mario Pacheco, owner and acclaimed producer of innovative flamenco label Nuevos Medios) is counted as one of…
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Born in 1955, Simon Shaheen is one of the most significant Arab musicians, performers, and composers of his generation. His work incorporates and reflects a…
View More Artist Profiles: Simon ShaheenArtist Profiles: Rubén Blades
Panama City, the early fifties. Rubén Blades, a boy only 4 years old, born in a working family residing in the old city neighborhood, already…
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Local legend has it that when George Telek was a child, he chewed upon a sacred betel nut which opened his dreams to the stories…
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Danilo Pérez’s intelligent, exciting and stylistically authentic piano sounds have made him a leader in the new generation of jazz musicians. Wynton Marsalis recognized Pérez’s…
View More Artist Profiles: Danilo PérezArtist Profiles: Ala Dos Namorados
Ala Dos Namorados is one of the most innovative groups of Portuguese music. Its repertoire includes different styles, ranging from rhythms from Cape Verde and…
View More Artist Profiles: Ala Dos NamoradosArtist Profiles: Almaplana
Almaplana was born in 2003, in the city of Evora, region of Alentejo, “where the beauty of the Portuguese plains feeds our inspiration.” Simplicity and…
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