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Interviews

Interview with Groundbreaking Portuguese Band Albaluna

admin March 6, 2020 No Comments AlbalunaPortuguese musicprogressive folkprogressive rockworld fusionworld music

Albaluna is one of those rare musical projects impossible to categorize under a genre. A band of the world more than a world music band,…

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Albaluna, Charismatic Progressive World Music from Portugal

Angel Romero January 13, 2020 No Comments Albalunaprogressive folkprogressive rockworld fusion

Albaluna – Amor, Ira & Desgosto (independent release, 2019) Albaluna is an outstanding Portuguese band that is hard to describe. Their sound is rooted in…

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The Inventive Trad Spirit of Tündra

Angel Romero December 2, 2019 No Comments Castilian folk musicprogressive folkSpanish musicTündra

Tündra – Folk Ancestro Sideral (Nada Producciones, 2013) The title of Tündra‘s Folk Ancestro Sideral gives you a hint of what’s coming. It means ancestral…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Tündra

Angel Romero December 2, 2019 No Comments Castilian folk musicprogressive folkSpainSpanish musicTündra

Spanish progressive folk band Tündra was formed in Logroño, northern Spain, in late 2008 by four local musicians with backgrounds in folk music, rock and…

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The Elegant Progressive Folk of Pekka Nättinen

Angel Romero July 16, 2019 No Comments Finnish musicPekka Nättinenprogressive folkworld fusion

Pekka Nättinen – Usein Kasvoin (Pekka Nättinen, 2014) Usein Kasvoin is a superb genre-defying album by Finnish multi-instrumentalist Pekka Nättinen. On Usein Kasvoin, Nättinen brings…

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