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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero has been writing about progressive music and world music for many years. Publications include Eurock (USA), Marquee (Japan), and Nuevas Músicas (Spain). He founded the websites progressiverockcentral.com and worldmusiccentral.org. Angel also produced Musica NA, a music show for TVE (Spain) featuring fusion, avant-garde, world music, new age and electronic artists.
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Flavorsome Instrumentals by Progrock Guitarist Aaron Lebos Reality
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Todd Rundgren’s Utopia Live At The Chicago Theatre
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Cuban Piano Masters Hilario Durán & David Virelles together on Front Street Duets
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Artist Profiles: British Prog Rock Band Solstice
Solstice, a British progressive rock band founded in 1980, has persevered through the decades and remains active as of 2023. Andy Glass, the band’s guitarist,…
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Artist Profiles: Jethro Tull
In the late 1960s, Ian Anderson (born August 10, 1947), an Englishman, abandoned his desire to become a painter and left home for London to…
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Cyclone, Tangerine Dream Introduces Vocals
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