Artist Profiles: Rom Bengalè
Rom Bengalè was a well-known group of Romanian Gypsy musicians. The musicians from Rom Bengali, who were between 16 to 26 years old, made an…
Artist Profiles: Fanfare Savale
Fanfare Savale comes from a tiny Eastern Romanian village that has less than two hundred Gypsy inhabitants, where any male can play at least one…
Artist Profiles: Shukar Collective
The Shukar Collective was born in Romania out of the meeting of new generation musicians with the gypsy traditions of Shukar founders Napoleon, Tamango and…
Artist Profiles: Fanfare Ciocarlia
Fanfare Ciocarlia is a Gypsy brass band from Romania. “Sometimes when I tell people I come from Zece Prajini they think I come from the…
Artist Profiles: Orchestra Mihalache
Orchestra Mihalache consists of the accordion player Andrei and his two sons George and Meltiade, playing the hammer-beaten stringed instrument Tambal and violin, respectively. They…
Artist Profiles: Nicolae Voiculet
Nicolae Voiculet has taken the panpipes and transformed them into a sophisticated solo instrument, capable of playing an enormous musical repertoire, from Baroque concertos, popular…
Artist Profiles: Damian Draghici
Damian Draghici – Born in Bucharest, into one of the most distinguished musical families with a tradition in music for over seven generations, Damian first…
Artist Profiles: Zaperoko
Zaperoko was formed in the early 1980s when a trombonist named Edwin Feliciano visited Cuba to perform with a leading salsa orchestra of the time.…
Artist Profiles: Willie Rosario
Fernando Luis Rosario Marin was born in Coamo, Puerto Rico, on May 6th, 1930. He studied guitar bass, and saxophone encouraged by his mother. His…
Artist Profiles: William Cepeda
William Cepeda was born in Loiza, a small coastal town in Puerto Rico renowned for its adherence to West African-derived customs and culture. Cepeda grew…