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cover of the album Bleckell Murry Neet by The Cumbrian Duo
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“Bleckell Murry Neet” – Cumbrian Music for Guitar and Harp

World Music Central News Room February 20, 2022 No Comments Cumbrian musicEd HeslamEnglish Folk musicguitarharpJean Altshuler

Bleckell Murry Neet is a new album of Cumbrian music played on the guitar and harp. Ed Heslam has a background in classical guitar performance,…

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cover of the album Dream Guitar by Kees van der Poel
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The Dream Guitar of Kees van der Poel

World Music Central News Room January 27, 2022 No Comments Dutch musicguitarIrish musicKees van der Poel

Dutch guitarist Kees van der Poel has released a new album titled Dream Guitar (Pan Records, 2021). The recording features solo guitar deeply rooted in…

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Acclaimed Brazilian Guitarist Sebastião Tapajós Dies at 79

World Music Central News Room October 4, 2021 2 Comments Brazilian musicguitarSebastião Tapajós

Renowned Brazilian guitarist Sebastião Tapajós died on Saturday, October 2, 2021 in Santarem, Brazil. Sebastião Tapajós was one of Brazil’s most brilliant guitarists, well known…

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Exquisite Bulgarian Guitar and Clarinet

Angel Romero April 9, 2021 No Comments Bulgarian musicclarinetguitarHristo VitchevLiubomir Krastev

Hristo Vitchev and Liubomir Krastev – Rhodopa (First Orbit Sounds Music, 2013) Rhodopa is a truly exquisite and charming album from Bulgarian musicians Hristo Vitchev…

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Matthew Montfort Releases ‘Sympathetic Serenade for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar’

World Music Central News Room March 29, 2021 No Comments Ancient FutureguitarMatthew Montfort

American guitarist and founder of world fusion act Ancient Future bandleader, Matthew Montfort has released a music video titled Sympathetic Serenade for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar.…

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Cosmopolitan Grooves and Seductive Guitar

Angel Romero February 28, 2021 No Comments Carlos Cortés BustamanteFlamencoflamenco guitarguitarSpanish guitarSpanish musicworld fusion

Carlos Cortés Bustamante – Vínculos (La Mar Sonora, 2021) Vinculos (links in Spanish) is the first solo album from Spanish guitarist, composer, producer and world…

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Superb Guitar Mastery from Latin America

Angel Romero January 19, 2021 No Comments Carlos Muñiz DíazCuban musicDuo CoincidenciaguitarMartha Eugenia Salado MondejaMexican musicSpanish guitarSpanish musicwestern classical music

Duo Coincidencia – Veracruz – Sones y Flores (Cugate Clásicos Latinos, 2020) Veracruz – Sones y Flores presents a set of delightful, masterfully performed guitar…

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Magnificent Sarod and Guitar Interchange

Angel Romero July 20, 2020 No Comments Amaan Ali BangashAmit KavthekarAmjad Ali KhanAyaan Ali BangashguitarsarodSharon Isbintabla

Sharon Isbin, Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash – Strings for Peace (Zoho Music, 2020) Strings for Peace is a fabulous…

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Artist Profiles: Trio Balkan Strings

Angel Romero July 11, 2020 No Comments guitarSerbiaSerbian musicTrio Balkan Strings

Trio Balkan Strings consists of Zoran Starcevic and sons. The trio performs original instrumental music, a fusion of Balkan elements: Serbian, Gypsy, Romanian, Bulgarian, Moldavian,…

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Guitarra Portuguesa Virtuoso Performs Fado Masterworks

Angel Romero May 18, 2020 No Comments Custodio Castelofadoguitarguitarra portuguesaPortuguese guitarPortuguese music

Custodio Castelo – Amália Classics on Portuguese Guitar (ARC Music, 2020) Custódio Castelo, one of the great masters of guitarra portuguesa (Portuguese guitar) has been…

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