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Tag: Giovanni Hidalgo

Cover of the album In the Groove by Planet Drum
Album reviews

Masters of Groove Send a Powerful Message of Global Healing

Angel Romero June 19, 2022 No Comments drummingGiovanni Hidalgoglobal musicMickey HartpercussionPlanet DrumSikiru Adepojuworld fusionworld musicZakir Hussain

Planet Drum – In the Groove (2022) Planet Drum, the international world music supergroup of master drummers, is back with “In The Groove”, an album…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Planet Drum

Angel Romero June 3, 2022 No Comments Giovanni HidalgoMickey HartPlanet DrumSikiru Adepojuworld fusionworld musicZakir Hussain

Planet Drum is a world music percussion supergroup that performs global fusion (also called world fusion). Planet Drum’s remarkable self-titled original album, which remains one…

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Artist Profiles: Giovanni Hidalgo

Angel Romero February 6, 2017 No Comments congasGiovanni HidalgoLatin jazzPuerto Ricosalsaworld music

Widely acknowledged among the greatest congueros of his generation, Giovanni Hidalgo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1963, first taking up the drums…

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Remastered Edition of Iconic Planet Drum Album

Angel Romero November 29, 2016 No Comments Airto MoreiraBabatunde OlatunjiFlora PurimGiovanni HidalgoPlanet DrumSikiru AdepojuVikku Vinayakramworld musicZakir Hussain

Planet Drum, the percussion album that became a world music sensation 25 years ago is available again, remastered and with new tracks. The 25th Anniversary…

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Astounding Global Percussion

TJ Nelson October 8, 2007 Giovanni HidalgoGlobal Drum ProjectMickey HartpercussionSikiru AdepojuZakir Hussain

Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo – Global Drum Project (Shout Factory, 2007) Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart and Indian tabla virtuoso, Zakir…

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