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The Vibrations

There are two bands with the name The Vibrations: 1.The Vibrations were an African-American soul vocal group from Los Angeles, California, active from the mid-1950s to 1976. Most notable among the group's hit singles were "My Girl Sloopy" (1964) and "Love in Them Thar Hills" (1968). The quintet's members included Don Bradley, Carl Fisher, Dave Govan, James Johnson and Ricky Owens. 2.The Vibrations are also a three-piece alternative rock band from Prague, Czech Republic. The band members are David Svoboda (vocals, bass), Filip Marek (guitar) and Simon Strba (drums).

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Alta Vida

Alta Vida are from Newcastle Upon Tyne and since starting up in late 2010 have been building a local fan base playing alongside acts such as The Skints, Random Hand, Jaya the Cat, Captain Accident and the Disasters, Laid Blak and By the Rivers as well as recording 12 demo tracks. Forming out the ashes of a mo town cover band Alta Vida lost a few members and gained one, threw some extra reggae, ska, punk, northern soul and rock into the mix and started creating their own blend of punk-reggae coming hot out of the underground.

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Andy Smith

Smith regularly appears in clubs across the world and his strong cult following has secured him constant DJ bookings including several residencies at:
Cargo (London) – Andy Smith presents The Document Live Sessions
Jazz Café (London) – Andy Smith's Northern Soul/Freestyle Mix Sessions
Madame Jo Jos (London) – Lost and Found (with Keb Darge)
Tamla Tuesdays (London) – The Big Chill Bar
The Button Factory (Dublin)
Dachstock – (Bern Switzerland)

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James Clarke

James Clarke is a British composer associated with the New Complexity school. His compositions number over ninety works for forces such as symphony orchestra, ensembles, voices or solo musicians. They include the String Quartet, written for the Arditti Quartet, commissioned jointly by the Huddersfield Festival and Ars Musica, Brussels; Final Dance, written for Klangforum Wien, commissioned by Southwest German Radio for the Donaueschinger Musiktage; Landschaft mit Glockenturm II, for seventeen European and Chinese instruments...

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