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Sandrine Piau

Sandrine Piau (b. 5 June 1965 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France) is an opera soprano. Trained as a harpist, she studied voice at the Collège Lamartine and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique du Paris. She is best known for her roles in Baroque opera, having worked with William Christie at the Festival international d'Art Lyrique at Aix-en-Provence. She has since collaborated with many of the leading European conductors of the Baroque revival, including Marc Minkowski, Philippe Herreweghe, Paul McCreesh, Alan Curtis, Ton Koopman, Christophe Rousset, René Jacobs, and Fabio Biondi.

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Lazuli

Lazuli is a progressive rock/avantgarde rock band formed in France in 1998. In 1999 they released their self-titled first album Lazuli, which had a limited audience. Their second album, Amnésie, in 2004, was released after Lazuli signed with the Night & Day distribution group. On July 2 and 3, 2005, Lazuli attended the Montreux Jazz Festival and received an award for "Under the Sky." The band has played two times on the Baja Prog Mexicali Festival which has improved their popularity.

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Zazou

Their repertoire, including original material, is inspired by the sophisticated melodies of French Gypsy Jazz, Parisian Musette, Latin American popular songs and American Swing. The six are experienced musicians who have played with numerous fine players and acts around the country among them Baby Gramps, Hanuman, Mummery, Jim Knodle, Pearl Django, Hot Club Sandwich, Sky Cries Mary, the motion picture "The Trouble with Boys and Girls"...

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Tales

There are at least 2 acts under the name Tales: 1/ Tales are a Prog/Pop/Math/Rock inspired Drum ‘n’ Strum Duo from Birmingham, UK.
Luke MacGregor-Dignan and James Harrison (Guitar/Vocals and Drums respectively) have done away with traditional pop structures, focusing on compositions with a narrative theme, creating dynamic musical journeys that are defined by tensions and releases rather than verses and choruses.

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bleach boys

There are at least three bands sharing the name Bleach Boys:
1. A surf punk band from Denton, Texas, United States
2. A punk band from London and South East, United Kingdom
3. An Oi! band from Haute-Normandie, France 1. The surf punk band.
Website: http://www.myspace.com/bleachboystx 2. The punk band.
Formed in Hitchin 1977 and originally called the Fur Coughs. Their music is described by themselves as:

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Vinko Globokar

Vinko Globokar(born July 7,1934)is a Slovenian composer and trombonist.
He was born in Anderny,France.
Between 1947 and 1955 he lived in Yugoslavia where he played jazz trombone.
He returned to France to study at the Paris Conservatoire (trombone 1955-1959 with Lafosse)and then he studied composition with Luciano Berio in Berlin(1965)before working with Karlheinz Stockhausen at the time of the recording of Aus den Sieben Tagen.

Read more about Vinko Globokar on Last.fm.

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