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Album reviews

Venezuelan Rhythms and Skillful Fiddle

Angel Romero September 8, 2021 No Comments Alí BelloLatin jazzVenezuelan musicviolinworld jazz

Alí Bello & The Sweet Wire Band – Inheritance (Agba Music, 2021) Venezuelan violinist Alí Bello intertwines Venezuelan traditional music styles with Caribbean genres and…

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Martin Hayes to Perform Via Livestream from Dublin National Concert Hall

World Music Central News Room November 29, 2020 No Comments fiddleIrish folk musicIrish musicMartin Hayesviolin

Extraordinary Irish fiddler Martin Hayes, founder of The Gloaming, is set to perform on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. The exclusive concert via…

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Interviews

Interview with Dazzling Indian Vocalist and Violinist Rini

Angel Romero October 31, 2020 No Comments Carnatic musicRiniviolinworld fusion

Harini Raghavan, better known as Rini, is a brilliant vocalist, composer and violinist born in Chennai (India) and currently based in New York City. Harini…

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Artist Profiles: Ivana Đurić

Angel Romero June 29, 2020 No Comments Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnian musicIvana Đurićsevdahviolin

Ivana Đurić was born in 1984 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. She is a virtuoso violin player. Ivana started her classical music education when she was 9…

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Artist Profiles: V.G. Jog

Angel Romero November 10, 2019 No Comments IndiaIndian classical musicV.G. Jogviolin

Vishnu Gobind Jog (V.G. Jog) was a venerated elder statesman of the North Indian violin. A highly respected musician and educator, he toured throughout the…

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Obituaries

Award-Winning Czech Fiddler Jitka Šuranská Dies at 41

World Music Central News Room October 30, 2019 1 Comment Czech musicJitka ŠuranskáMoravian musicviolin

Czech Violinist and winner of three Anděl Awards, Jitka Šuranská passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019 after a severe cancer illness. Jitka Šuranská had…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Alasdair Fraser

Angel Romero February 16, 2019 1 Comment Alasdair FraserCeltic musicScotlandScottish musicviolin

Alasdair Fraser was born on may 14 May, 1955 in Clackmannan, Scotland. He is widely acclaimed as a top performer, recording artist and teacher of…

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Artist Profiles: Aly Bain

Angel Romero February 16, 2019 No Comments Aly BainCeltic musicScotlandScottish musicviolin

Aly Bain was born on May 15 1946 in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland. Lerwick is a small, enchanting town on the Shetland Islands. Aly began learning…

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Artist Profiles: Anna Wendy Stevenson

Angel Romero February 16, 2019 No Comments Anna Wendy StevensonCeltic musicScotlandScottish musicviolin

Anna Wendy Stevenson Raised in Edinburgh, and surrounded by music from a family steeped in the arts, violinist, composer and producer Anna Wendy Stevenson has…

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Album reviews

A Sound Journey Through Varanasi

Angel Romero January 28, 2019 No Comments Atul ShankarbansuriDhruv Nath MishraIndian classical musicKailash Nath MishraPrakash BimleshRavi TripathisitarSrdjan BeronjaSukhdev Prasad MishratablaVaranasiVikas Tripathiviolin

Srdjan Beronja – The Sounds of Varanasi – a unique sound journey through the holy city (ARC Music, 2014) The Sounds of Varanasi is a…

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