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India

There at least two artist by the name of India, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom. 1) A highly-emotive approach to Latin music has led to Puerto Rico-born and Bronx, New York-raised La India (born: Linda Viera Caballero) being dubbed, "The Princess of Salsa." Her 1994 album, Dicen Que Soy, spent months on the Latin charts. While known for her Salsa recordings, India started out recording Freestyle w/ her debut album Breaking Night in 1990 as well as lending her vocals to many house classics.

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Los Van Van

Los Van Van is a Cuban band led by bassist Juan Formell, and is considered to be one of Cuba's major timba acts, while Juan Formell has arguably become the most important figure in contemporary Cuban music.
In 1967, Formell became musical director of Elio Reve's charanga orchestra. He reformatted the group into Changui '68, and then founded his own group, Los Van Van, on December 4, 1969. Musical style

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Fania All Stars

The Fania All-Stars was an illustrious and widely distinguished musical ensemble established in 1968 by composer Johnny Pacheco as a showcase for the leading musicians and singers of the record label Fania Records, the leading salsa record company of the time. In 1964, Fania Records was founded in New York City by Jerry Masucci, an Italian-American lawyer with a love for Latin melodies, and Johnny Pacheco, a talented composer and bandleader born in the Dominican Republic. Jerry Masucci later bought out his partner Johnny Pacheco from Fania Entertainment Group Ltd.

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Eddie C

Edward Currelly, aka Eddie C, is a Canadian DJ and renowned slo-mo/disco/edits producer who has been making and playing music for the masses since the early 90s. He saw his first official releases in 2009; his debut LP, Parts Unknown, came out in Spring 2011 on the Endless Flight label. Eddie C also runs the 7 Inches of Love imprint with fellow Canadian disco-head The Mole.

Read more about Eddie C on Last.fm.

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Terranova

Terranova is used by two groups: one German, another from USA. 1. Terranova is a German band made up of current members Fetisch, Marco Meister and Kaos. They have previously went under the moniker Turntable Terranova on the Compost label and sometimes as Edition Terranova. Their music is a fusion of punk rock, electronic and trip hop. They currently reside in Berlin and perform DJ sets at the Berlin night club, Pogo Club.

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Sierra Maestra

Sierra Maestra are a Cuban band started in 1976. They sought to revive 1920's classic son, which came from the mountain range on the east of Cuba, after which the band was named. Their members included Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, before he left to join the Afro-Cuban All Stars and Jesus Alemany, who formed Cubanisimo. The band is still together.

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Pedrito Martinez

Born and raised in Havana, Cuba, Pedro Pablo Martinez began his musical career at the age of 11, performing as vocalist and percussionist on the afro Cuban music scene playing with legends as a Lazaro Roos,Merceditas Valdes,Oriki, among others.

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Caesars Rome

Caesars Rome is a rock band from South Wales.
The four members fuse together powerful tones with melodic harmonies
Expect to see alot of Caesars Rome!
With a strong background the band hope to take it as far as they can, already in talks with recording their first offering, Caesars Rome will hit a town near you, as soon as they can ! Members: Jonathan Hopkins - Guitar / Vocals
Ashley Cocco - Bass
Richard Berry - Drums
Kyle Smith - Guitar
www.myspace.com/caesarsrome

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