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Da Lata

Da Lata was originally founded by musician and producer Chris Franck and DJ Patrick Forge in the summer of 1996. The idea for the project was to blend influences with modern sensibility incorporating both and elements in the music. Early experimentation came in the form of remixes rather than original material which proved to be a great way of honing the sound and at the same time gave exposure to the name.

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Earl Okin

Earl Okin (31st January 1947) is a London singer-songwriter, musician and comedian with a long international career. Born in Carshalton, Surrey, he has lived in Notting Hill since he was 5 years old, holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of Kent at Canterbury (1968) and worked as a schoolmaster for 11 years before going 'full time'. He was signed to the same company as The Beatles in 1966 and recorded his first single at Abbey Road in 1967.

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Souad Massi

Souad Massi (Kabyle: Suɛad Masi, Arabic: سعاد ماسي) (born 23rd August 1972), is an Algerian of Kabyle descent, singer, songwriter and guitarist. She began her career performing in the Algerian political rock band Atakor, before leaving the country following a series of death threats. In 1999, Massi performed at the Femmes d'Algerie concert in Paris, which led to a recording contract with Island Records.

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Vinicius Cantuária

Vinicius Cantuária is a brazilian singer-songwriter. His musical style can be seen a mixture of bossanova, jazz and electronic influences. For more details see the Vinicius Cantuária homepage.

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BiD

There are several artists called Bid 1) O primeiro disco solo de BiD, Bambas & Biritas Volume 1 de 2005, juntou uma banda formada por Carlos Daffé no piano e vocal, Marku Ribas na percussão e vocal, Rocco BiD na bateria e vocal, Lula Barreto no baixo, Bruno Buarque na percussão e samplers e o próprio BiD na guitarra, craviola e vocal. A carreira de BiD começou tocando com Supla na banda Tokyo. Depois disso BiD integrou o Professor Antena e Funk como Le Gusta, que também produziu.

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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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