Jo Dusepo, better known simply as Dusepo is a
luthier
A luthier ( ; AmE also ) is a craftsperson who builds or repairs string instruments that have a neck and a sound box. The word "luthier" is originally French and comes from the French word for lute. The term was originally used for makers o ...
, multi-instrumentalist musician, ethnomusicologist, composer, radio host, sound engineer and producer
from
London
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, England. Since November 2014, she has also been a radio host on
K2K Radio
Kilburn to Kensal Radio or K2K Radio is a radio station based in Kilburn, London, United Kingdom. It is a partner of the Nour Festival, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Metroland Cultures. It was founded in 2012.
Origin
K2K ...
in
Kilburn, west
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
.
Luthier
Jo Dusepo has worked as a luthier since 2008, and specialises in world and historical stringed instruments.
Musical styles
Many of her earlier music 2006–2010 was
ambient
Ambient or Ambiance or Ambience may refer to:
Music and sound
* Ambience (sound recording), also known as atmospheres or backgrounds
* Ambient music, a genre of music that puts an emphasis on tone and atmosphere
* ''Ambient'' (album), by Moby
* ...
,
electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...
and
dub in style, apart from the 2008 album ''Blue & Purple'', which was
minimalism
In visual arts, music and other media, minimalism is an art movement that began in post–World War II in Western art, most strongly with American visual arts in the 1960s and early 1970s. Prominent artists associated with minimalism include Don ...
. Since 2012, most of her music has been
classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" also ...
,
folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...
,
world music and
acoustic music
Acoustic music is music that solely or primarily uses instruments that produce sound through acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means. While all music was once acoustic, the retronym "acoustic music" appeared after the adven ...
.
She has sung in
English
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* English language
* English people
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Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
,
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ger ...
,
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
,
Romanian
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*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
and
Esperanto
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, and also worked as a sound engineer and producer for other artists.
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
British luthiers
Lute makers
English experimental musicians
English electronic musicians
Ambient musicians
English multi-instrumentalists
English women singer-songwriters
English women guitarists
English guitarists
English composers
Minimalist composers
English audio engineers
British mandolinists
English songwriters
English lyricists
English jazz musicians
British trip hop musicians
Musicians from London
Ukulele makers
English women in electronic music