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Pat Thomas

There are several artists who go by Pat Thomas: 1) Born 27 July 1960; Piano, electronics. Pat Thomas started playing at the age of 8 and studied classical music and played reggae. He began playing jazz at sixteen after seeing Oscar Peterson on television then listened to snatches of jazz on the radio before, in 1979, playing his first serious improvised gigs. From 1986 he played with Ghosts which was Pete McPhail and Matt Lewis.

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DJ Limao

Limao is 31, male, Brazilian born, professional DJ and Producer, lives in London, plays gigs specially in England and Brazil, is happy to be resident at the bigger (is better!) Brazilian club outside Brazil in the whole world, proud to be lined-up in most good house music venues at London, always tries to mix-up really old school grooves between it all; Besides all that, he produces remixes and original tracks, mixing diverse elements of the music scene he is part of.

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Marcelo D2

Marcelo D2 (born Marcelo Maldonado Gomes Peixoto, November 5, 1967, in Rio De Janeiro) is a Brazilian rapper . Very acclaimed by young people, he is known for his unique style of rapping, which blends in the traditional Brazilian samba. Marcelo D2 started his carrer as the lead singer of the band Planet Hemp, and now follows a solo career since 1998, but claiming that "I haven't given in yet, only joined a foe I can't beat".

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Ziriguidum

For the last three years, Ziriguidum has brought together percussionists from the West of England and South Wales to play the modern Brazilian carnival music developed by Rio De Janeiro group Monobloco. Ziriguidum's musical director, John Paul Courtney, has performed in the UK & Brazil with Monobloco, who have built a reputation as a popular live act and recording group as well as being one of the biggest attractions of the Rio carnaval.

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