Los Calvos – …Y Que Calvos! (El Palmas Music, 2022) El Palmas Music has reissued “Y Que Calvos!” (and how bald), the second, and final,…
Venezuelan Salsa Classic from Powerhouse Los Calvos
Tag: Venezuela
Artist Profiles: Los Calvos
Los Calvos (the baldheaded) was formed in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1967 by musician and bandleader Ray Pérez. It was an ensemble that sounded different to…
Artist Profiles: Ana Cecilia Loyo
Venezuelan singer-songwriter and composer Ana Cecilia Loyo specializes in Venezuelan traditional music. She was born in Coro, Falcón State and grew up in the city…
Artist Profiles: Nella
Marianella Rojas, better known as Nella, in Isla Margarita, an island in the Caribbean Sea, off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. Nella spent hours as…
Artist Profiles: Taremuru
Tarén o Taremurú is a Pemón word that means blow and it is used when referring to magical incantations. It is a genre of its…
Artist Profiles: Irene Farrera
Music was Irene Farerra’s first language. Her earliest memories of Venezuela are full of song and dancing feet. “Music is part of every celebration and…
Artist profiles: Huracan de Fuego
Maracaibo drum ensemble Huracan de Fuego explores the regional drum patterns of Venezuela and the roots of Afro-Venezuelan percussion. Huracan de Fuego was founded by…
Artist Profiles: Cheo Hurtado
Asdrúbal José Hurtado, better known as Cheo Hurtado is an acclaimed musician, who received many awards and plays the four-string cuatro, in addition to several…
Artist Profiles: Leonard Jacome
Leonard Jacome, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, composer and producer, is one of Venezuela’s most prolific and accomplished harpists. He has numerous awards representing Venezuela abroad and has…