Biography: Adriana Nano, Adriana Varela, Adrianus, Africando, Afro-Cuban All Stars, Afro-Cuban Jazz Project, A Cor Do Som, Agapito Pascual, Agenor Bens, Agepê,

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Adriana Nano Biography, Photos, Pictures

Argentinean singer Adriana Nano made music her passion while studying singing, piano, and guitar, later improving her skills when taking classes at Siena’s Chigiana Music Academy

Adriana Varela Biography, Photos, Pictures

After singing at a small venue in Buenos Aires, talented tango performer Adriana Varela had the opportunity to meet Roberto Goyeneche, known as El Polaco, who became her major influence

Singer Adrián Pieragostino was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1971 from a family of Italian immigrants At the age of 16, Adrianus started playing guitar and singing, attending the Venezuelan Music Conservatory to improve his skills

Africando represents a cross-cultural collaboration between top-ranked, New York-based, Latin musicians and African vocalists While lyrics are sung in Yoruba, Wolof, Mandigo and French, the group’s sizzling-hot dance rhythms blend classic mambo, Cuban son and mandigo traditions

Afro-Cuban All Stars Biography, Photos, Pictures

Directed by ex-Sierra Maestra drummer Juan De Marcos Gonzalez, the Afro-Cuban All Stars have been essential to the growing worldwide popularity of Afro-Cuban music Their 1997 album, A Toda Cuba Le Gusta, was the first to be recorded during the now-legendary Buena Vista Social Club sessions

Afro-Cuban Jazz Project Biography, Photos, Pictures

Orlando Valle, known by the nickname Maraca, formed the Afro-Cuban Jazz Project after years of popularity in his native Havana as a respected jazz flute player The group plays a curious blend of guaracha, bolero, and traditional jazz filtered through some of Cuba’s most respected native players

A Cor Do Som Biography, Photos, Pictures

In the early ’70s, a Cor do Som was responsible, in great extent, for the revival of the choro idiom, influencing many musicians who were young at the time and who would later develop noted careers in this style, like the brothers Henrique Cazes, Beto Cazes, and many others

Agapito Pascual Biography, Photos, Pictures

Originally a drummer, Dominican merengue tipico artist Agapito Pascual started his own folk band in the late ’80s His rootsy update of merengue’s traditional sounds made him a success in and outside of the Dominican Republic

One of the most advanced flutists of his time, Agenor Bens participated in the first audition of the works by Villa-Lobos in Nova Friburgo RJ in 1915, together with Villa-Lobos’ wife at the time, Lucília, and the very composer at the violoncello

Agepê had national success in his short lifespan, recording eight LPs and CDs from 1984 to 1994 A member of the Ala dos Compositores (Composer’s Wing) of the Portela samba school, he had a hit in 1975 with the single Moro Onde Não Mora Ninguém

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