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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Petru Guelfucci

Angel Romero June 10, 2018 No Comments Corsican polyphonyFrancePetru Guelfucci

Petru Guelfucci was born March 6, 1955 in Sermano, Corsica, France. One of the most charismatic singers from Corsica, Petru Guelfucci maintains his connection to…

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Artist Profiles: Nolwenn Korbell

Angel Romero June 10, 2018 No Comments Breton musicFranceNolwenn Korbell

Former vocalist with the innovative Welsh band Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion, Breton singer Nolwenn Korbell balances tradition and innovation in a manner some have likened…

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Artist Profiles: Myrdhin

Angel Romero June 10, 2018 No Comments Breton musicFranceMyrdhin

Remi Chauvet was born in 1950 in Dinan, in North Brittany. He became a bard at the age of 21, choosing to spend his career…

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Artist Profiles: Mino Cinelu

Angel Romero June 10, 2018 No Comments FranceJazzMino Cinelupercussionworld fusion

Born in Saint-Cloud, France, in 1957, Mino Cinelu played guitar when he was a child, calling it his “first love.” As a youth, he visited…

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Artist Profiles: Manu Chao

Angel Romero June 10, 2018 No Comments FranceManu Chaomestizo music

Manu Chao was born in Paris, on June 21, 1961, into a family of Spanish Republican exiles living in France. He spent his early years…

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Artist Profiles: Les Yeux Noirs

Angel Romero June 10, 2018 No Comments Balkan musicFranceLes Yeux Noirs

The Les Yeux Noirs is a multicultural band based in Paris led by the Belgian Slabiak brothers. With the help of other musicians from Belgium,…

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Artist Profiles: L’Attirail

Angel Romero June 10, 2018 No Comments Balkan musicFranceL'Attirail

L’Attirail was born from a road encounter in February of 1994. Xavier Demerliac (guitar & brass) and Jean Stephane Brosse (piano & accordion), met while…

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Artist Profiles: Les Nubians

Angel Romero June 10, 2018 No Comments African musicFranceLes Nubians

Les Nubians, the self-proclaimed Afropean sisters, Hélène and Célia Faussart, came into the public eye in 1999, when their U.S. debut, Princesses Nubiennes, became the…

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Artist Profiles: Kornog

Angel Romero June 10, 2018 No Comments Celtic musicFranceKornog

In 1981, a group of four young musicians joined in Brittany to form the group Kornog. lt featured Breton guitarist Soig Siberil and fiddler Christian…

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Artist Profiles: Les Boukakes

Angel Romero June 10, 2018 No Comments FranceLes Boukakesworld fusion

Les Boukakes is made up of 7 musicians: Bachir, the voice of the band; Corsican guitarist, Thierry; Steph’ on keyboards, known as the Occitan; Bubulle,…

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