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Babajack

BabaJack was born out of a love of blues, acoustic and roots music. Bec and Trev are a songwriting duo, with their roots firmly in acoustic blues, folk and country. Their music reflects their life together in the Gloucestershire countryside (UK) with their children, woodworking, growing and raising. They are truly a modern, English take on the blues. They met each other 7 years ago, after a well travelled life—from Africa to Soviet Russia.

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Stephen Marley

Stephen Robert Nesta Marley, (born April 20, 1972 in Wilmington, Delaware; raised primarily in Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae artist and a son of Bob Marley and reggae singer Rita Marley. Stephen is a five-time Grammy award winner as artist, producer and recording engineer. As child and teenager, he was a member of Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers. His debut album Mind Control was released 20 March 2007.

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Ruby and The Vines

Ruby and the Vines, fronted by vocalist/bassist Binisa Bonner, fuse influences as diverse as Congolese roots music, jazz, afro-beat and reggae. The line-up is completed by guitarist Greg Sanders and drummer Ben Assiter, who complement Binisa's soulful, frank vocal delivery and deftly melodic bass lines with a meticulous groove. Hotly tipped by Max Reinhardt (The Shrine, BBC Late Junction) as a ''wild, hot and about to happen new trio", Ruby and the Vines debuted their unique brand of afro-rock in June 2010 to great acclaim at the Celebrating Sanctuary festival, hosted by BBC London.

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Meta and The Cornerstones

Meta and the Cornerstones is a Roots/Rock/Reggae band centered around its founder and lead singer Meta Dia. Meta grew up in Senegal and has been playing music for nearly fifteen years. Musicians have come and gone, but The Cornerstones have evolved over the last few years into a tight, funky little Reggae band. They perform mostly original and always insightful music in numerous languages. Meta and the Cornerstones first album, "Forward Music" was recently released and has been getting increasing airplay.

Read more about Meta and The Cornerstones on Last.fm.

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Ha Ha Tonka

With a "Bible in one hand, broken bottle in the other" (Spin June '09) Ha Ha Tonka return with their sophomore effort on Bloodshot Records, Novel Sounds of the Nouveau South. The album takes listeners on a complex tour of the South—through lynchings and mob violence, sacrifice and reconciliation. It’s dense subject matter for any artist, but delivered beautifully on this record by these native sons of the Ozarks from Springfield, Missouri.

Read more about Ha Ha Tonka on Last.fm.

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