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The Hackney Colliery Band

Hackney Colliery Band is a nine-piece brass band usually found playing hip-hop and 'brass funk', or venturing into the sound worlds of Ska and Balkan Beats... Collectively run, the project has several composers and arrangers, and the HCB sound is a collaboration between all the musicians involved. We play tunes by MF Doom, Blackstreet, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ozomatli, Minnie Riperton, Justin Timberlake, Toto, Notorious BIG and Twista, as well as originals by our band members.

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Cat Fire Radio

Electro. Dance. Math. Rock. We are electrodancemathrock. Three-piece music makers from Brighton. We make electronic math rock that you can dance to. Music is a primal instinct that resides within us all. It liberates us and it unites us. It is not conformity. It is not competition. It is not an outlet for repressed vitriol and it is not elitist beard-stroking observationism of conveyor belt culture. It is one of the greatest things we have.

Read more about Cat Fire Radio on Last.fm.

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Fatima Spar und die Freedom Fries

Fatima Spar und die Freedom Fries consist of Nihal Şentürk (Fatima Spar - vocals), Andrej Prozorov (sax), Alexander Wladigeroff (trumpet), Erwin Schober (drums), Franz Grützner (trombone), and Philipp Moosbrugger (bass). They were formed in 2004 - an Austrian folk brass band with a Turkish singer that integrates jazz and many musical styles mainly from southeastern Europe. www.freedomfries.at

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The Navigantes

Originally formed in Leeds, The Navigantes play a unique style of Ska and Reggae. Infused with Balkan influenced melodies and under layed by infectious grooves, their sound has captured the hearts, and feet, of fans across the country and beyond. Over the past few years they have headlined numerous events and supported big name acts such as Ska legends ‘The Beat’ and ‘Bad Manners’. with two Spanish tours under their belt and a variety of festival appearances, its safe to say that they are an experienced bunch of musicians sure to get any dance floor moving.

Read more about The Navigantes on Last.fm.

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Afenginn

Afenginn is a band from Denmark. They play high energy Nordic folk. In 2005 they won the "Best world album" at the Danish World Awards, for the album Retrograd. Their second commercial album, Akrobakkus, was released 19 February, 2006.

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The Klezmatics

The Klezmatics are an American band based in New York City. Formed in New York's East Village in 1986, the band plays an updated form of the music, mixing it with other musical traditions, singing in English and Yiddish. They have also participated in cross-cultural collaborations, most notably with the Palestinian musician Simon Shaheen.

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