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Amin Payne

Producing, composing and DJing for over 6 years, Amin’s love affair
with music and sound has driven this talented musician to create diverse work that is well beyond his 27 years. Graduating from the International Sound and Audio Engineering Institute (SAE) with a Diploma in Audio and Sound in 2008 it seems there’s nothing stopping this young musician…. With abilities and an ear for creating music that has a truly international sound;

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Benny Greb

Benny Greb, born 13.06.80 in Augsburg (near Munich-Germany)
Autodidactic Drummer since the age of 6. Started taking trumpet and piano lessons and the same time. First drumlessons at the age of the 12. Involved in serveral Cover- and Jazz-Bands. After his musical studies he moved to Hamburg in 2001.
The following year perfomance at the World Drum Festival.
2003 Release of the Benny Greb-DVD titled "Vorschlag".

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Akasha

At least five bands have used the name "Akasha." The first was a Norwegian spacey, electronic prog band, who recorded one album in 1977. For more information on the band, visit progarchives.com. The second Akasha is a Swedish group consisting of five women. The group was inspired by Sri Chinmoy's poetry and songs, and started to sing and play together in 1982. Since then the group has been giving concerts in Sweden regularly and has also been on tours in Finland, France, Austria, Switzerland and Germany.

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Container

There are 5 artists named Container. 1. A minimal techno project by Ren Schofield of God Willing 2. Container is Fridtjof Nilsen and Fredrik Wallumrød – together with some of their favorite singers they have made their self-titled debut album. 3. Slovak punk rock band from Zlaté Moravce formed in 1989. 4. Croatian - Serbian hip hop group consisting of Serbian MC's Rizbo and Ušikani Korda from Belgrade and a Croatian MC Suicide from Rijeka. 5. Dutch garage/stonerband from the Utrecht area. Ex- and current members of Cameron, Staatseinde and Labasheeda

Read more about Container on Last.fm.

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Fit and the Conniptions

Fit and the Conniptions is a combined band / webcomic project by London, UK based singer songwriter Wayne Myers. New comics have been uploaded to the site at conniptions.org more or less three times a week since January 2006. A studio album, Bless Your Heart was released in July 2007, followed by a live acoustic EP, Live At Monkey Chews in November 2008. Both are available online from CDBaby.

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Letherette

Letherette started life in a dark lounge hidden from the normal crowds and untouched for years, playing over and over the music itself sounded more and more dusty as the years grew. Country girls dressed in gingham from the surrounding areas where drawn in by the music and came from miles around to dance, there love for the music grew so strong they wanted to take it home. This was against the biggest rule of the ‘Letherette Lounge’ and so they stole cassettes and hid them in there bloomers smuggling them out, only now has it started to leak.

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For the Imperium

Action, drama, excitement. Rocking metal music challenged to the limit, and beyond! From the backwoods of Finland, the four gathered together and decided to achieve those goals. With toil, skill and sweat they built For The Imperium. Songwritingship taken to max, fierce playing and unconditional production will serve you right from the first second as you push "play". All you have to do is just jump in and enjoy the ride. After all, we are FTI. We are the truth. www.fortheimperium.com
www.facebook.com/fortheimperium

Read more about For the Imperium on Last.fm.

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Groundation

Groundation is a Fusion-Reggae band based in Sonoma County, California. It was established in 1998 by Harrison Stafford, Ryan Newman and Marcus Urani upon their meeting at the Jazz program at Sonoma State University. Groundation's music incorporates the lyrical struggle of Roots Reggae, the progressive musicianship of Funk/Jazz fusion, and other-worldly transcendental Dub. The 9-piece band creates an altogether new Reggae sound, featuring swirling horns, stout poly-rhythmics, and soulful harmony vocals.

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Dee Dee Bridgewater

Dee Dee Bridgewater (b. May 27, 1950) is an American Jazz singer. She is a two-time Grammy Award Winner, Tony Award Winner and Host of NPR's Syndicated Radio show "JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater". She is a United Nations Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Born Denise Eileen Garrett in Memphis, Tennessee, she grew up in Flint, Michigan. Her father, Matthew Garrett, was a jazz trumpeter and teacher at Manassas High School, and through his playing, Denise was exposed to jazz early on.

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