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Zan

ZAN is a Jpop group that specializes in instruments.
They are under the label RhythmZone(part of Avex).
The group consisted of 3 members:
Sunagawa Norikazu,
Kominato Akihisa,
and Ichikawa Shin. The leader Sunagawa passed away on April 2006, ZAN is currently a 2 man group. official site

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Blackie

More than one artist called Blackie: 1) Blackie real name is Peter Black and is guitarist and vocals for Aussie band Hard-Ons which are a punk rock band from Sydney that originally formed in 1981. They have been called Australia's most commercially successful independent band, with over 250,000 total record sales. In late 2010 He released his debut solo album called "Break Bread With The Mono Brows". 2) B L A C K I E german minimal synth/wave project, 1981

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Destra Garcia

Childhood and early career The oldest of four siblings, Destra was raised in the community of Desperlie Crescent, Laventille in eastern Port of Spain, Trinidad and attended the St. James Secondary School where she discovered her passion for singing and music. She not only won her school's Calypso Monarch title for five consecutive years, she composed every one of her songs. At the age of 18 she joined a quartet called PSYKE which disbanded after only one year. Following the demise of the group, Destra attended the School of Business and Management earning a diploma in Sales Management.

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Square One

There are at least 5 artists named "Square One":
1) Deep house producer from Manchester, UK.
2) Former hip hop group from Munich, Germany.
3) Soca band from Barbados.
4) Ska-Punk band from the Flint, MI area.
5) Pop-Rock band from Melbourne, Australia
6) Pop-punk/emo band from Belgium 1) Square One is the solo project from Manchester based producer Mark Wadsworth. Mark has been recording for Jimpster's Freerange Records since 2001. As of September 2007, he has released seven 12"s and two full length albums.

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Nigel Lewis

Artist Name: Nigel Lewis
Birth Name: Nigel Hayden Lewis
Birth Place and Date: Tobago, Dec 5 1966
Official Bio
When “Movin” erupted onto airwaves in 1996 and everybody was caught up in "Moving to the Left," Nigel Lewis became a household name. He has since achieved many successes and accolades including the highest musical honor in Trinidad and Tobago when he was crowned Road March King. The phenomenal tide continued the following year when Nigel’s mega hit “Follow the Leader” planted a seed that is still growing today with over 500...

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Problem Child

Problem Child is a Punk Rock band from Williston, Vermont. They started playing in 2008, released their first Demo in late 2008, and recently released their debut EP on March 29th, 2012.
Since forming, they have gained a large following both locally and nationally and have played shows with the likes of Strike Anywhere, Joyce Manor, Such Gold, Living With Lions, and Spraynard.
More info on them can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/problemchildvt
http://problemchildvt.bandcamp.com/ Other references:

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Hitman

1) Old school hardcore from Belgrade, Serbia. 2) Formed in Perth, Western Australia in late 2005, Hitman are here to provide real straight up, tough hardcore with one thing in mind above all else standing for what they believe in and delivering a true message through their music. Hitman tackle serious issues that affect our scene and our country such as unity, individuality and racism. Hitman are here to bring the fun back to hardcore and take back what hardcore is meant to be about.

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Dreadsquad

Sound system established in Lodz in 2001, the crew is two dj's - MMF & Funksion. Except playing on the gigs they also record mixtapes and produce their own music. They play mostly dancehall and reggae, but also soca and reggaeton. They have recorded with most of poish reggae MC's (Pablopavo, Jr. Stress, Reggaenerator, Mista Pita, Natural Dread Killaz, Ras Luta).

Dreadsquad on Last.fm.

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