Nestor Torres was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, in 1957. He took flute lessons at age 12 and began formal studies at the Escuela Libre…
Artist Profiles: Nestor Torres
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Artist Profiles: Cesar Peredo
Peruvian flutist and composer Cesar Peredo studied flute at the National Conservatory of Lima. Peredo continued his studies at the Hochschule fur Musik in Detmold,…
Artist Profiles: Matt Molloy
Flute player Matt Molloy joined The Chieftains in 1979 as the replacement for Michael Tubridy. His first appearance with the band took place at the…
The Power of Music That Taps Human Resilience
Samite – Resilience (Samite Music, 2018) Resilience is a beautiful album by United States-based Ugandan musician and former refugee Samite. His main instrument is the…
Artist Profiles: Kevin Crawford
Kevin Crawford is one of the exceptional flute players in Irish traditional music. Born in Birmingham, England and now living in his parent’s native County…
Artist Profiles: Fintan Vallely
All the way from Moy in Co. Armagh, Fintan is a flute player, uilleann piper and writer of satirical songs. Currently lecturer on Traditional Music…
Artist Profiles: Emer Mayock
Emer Mayock grew up in County Mayo and began to play traditional music at an early age. She was influenced greatly by her brothers and…
Artist Profiles: Ronu Majumdar
Ronu Majumdar grew up in Varanasi where he was originally taught flute by his father Dr Bhanu Majumdar and then by Pandit Vijay Raghavrao. Ronu’s…
Artist Profiles: Shashank
Master Shashank is phenomenal musical prodigy. Since his debut performance in Australia in 1990 (aged eleven), Shashank has soared to the upper ranks of the…
Artist Profiles: Dr. N. Ramani
Dr. Natesan Ramani was born October 15, 1934. He was commonly known as N. Ramani or N. Flute Ramani. He was widely acknowledged as one…