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Reggie Watts

Reggie Watts is a multitalented Seattle based musician and perfomance artist. He is the lead singer of soul funk band Maktub and often collaborates with jam band, funk, and improvising musicians including Skerik, Wayne Horvitz, and PK. Most recently he has had a succesful act doing improv comedy.
Described as "Reggie Watts: Supercomedian. Faster than a speeding punchline" (Seattle Times), Reggie Watts regularly performs to thrilled crowds throughout the US and Europe.

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Automaton

1. Bill Laswell in slow meditative ambient Dub mode. Personnel include Gabe Gatz from Blind Idiot God and DJ Spooky, as well as Bill Laswell alumni Nicky Skopelites, Lilli Haydn, Tetsu Inoue and Robert Musso. 2. Electro-punk outfit from the Pacific Northwest comprised of Okibi and Steeve B. They combine a number of industrial, noise, pop, and post-punk elements into a danceable and eclectic mix of politics, story-telling, and the occult.

Read more about Automaton on Last.fm.

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Iswhat?!

The ISWHAT?! release, "Big Appetite" is more than a collection of delicious audio treats.
It's a diary ... a chronicle of lust, desire, greed and hunger.
"Big Appetite" explores the possibility of what happens on this planet
when people don't
get what they need. ISWHAT?! started out in 1996 as a renegade hip-hop trio, focusing on live
performances, but instead of only saluting rap pioneers, the group connects
Hip-hop with free-jazz, rock and soul in a unique way. The crew is:
Napoleon"Solo"Maddox: Frontman & Beatboxer

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Biz Markie

Biz Markie is an East Coast hip hop artist, DJ and world-renowned Human Beat Boxer, best known for humorous singles like "Just a Friend" and "Pickin' Boogers." and his pre-MTV hit "Vapors". He has been labeled The Clown Prince of Hip-Hop. His career began in the 1980s. In 1992, Biz recorded a song called "Alone Again," but Gilbert O'Sullivan claimed the track featured an unauthorized sample of his hit "Alone Again (Naturally)," and served Biz papers. His career was quite damaged from the lawsuit, and Biz ducked out of the harshest glare of the limelight for the remainder of the 1990s.

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MC Xander

MC Xander is taking the art of multi-vocalism to a new level.Having cut his teeth Emceeing for breakbeat DJs like Atomic Hooligan,Krafty Kuts and The Freestylers,he has gained residencies around London at nights like Chew the fat at The End and Platform 12 in Sub Logic. Hi unique brand of multi-vocalism[an eclectic mix of singing,beatboxing,rapping and crowdhyping has got him playing the dance tent at Glastonbury and the breaksday tent at Glade Festival,a performnace that was dubbed by DJ Mag as "Arguabley the best set of the festival".

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Stephen Marley

Stephen Robert Nesta Marley, (born April 20, 1972 in Wilmington, Delaware; raised primarily in Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae artist and a son of Bob Marley and reggae singer Rita Marley. Stephen is a five-time Grammy award winner as artist, producer and recording engineer. As child and teenager, he was a member of Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers. His debut album Mind Control was released 20 March 2007.

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Arabian Prince

Arabian Prince is the stage name of Mik Lezan (born October 12, 1964 in Inglewood, California), a rapper and hip hop producer, best known for being an original member of the legendary rap group, N.W.A. Born and raised in Inglewood, California, Arabian Prince released a solo album Situation Hot in 1985. In the following year, Arabian Prince joined up with the first gangsta rap group N.W.A. three years after graduating Inglewood High School in Inglewood, CA. He wanted to be an artist in N.W.A.

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Killa Kela

‘Gonna getcha getcha’…A devastatingly potent mix of french house, soul, pop, hip-hop and R&B, scheduled for release in July, 'Nightwatcher ', starting life as Alan Braxe’s instrumental ‘Addicted’, Killa Kela Snoop Dogg/ Neptunes/ Justin Timberlake ] and Fallon add vocals to sublimely fit this genre-warping track. Check out the new video for ‘Nightwatcher ’ by Alan Braxe featuring Killa Kela & Fallon.

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Pentatonix

Pentatonix are an a cappella quintet from Arlington, Texas, and were the winners of the third season of "The Sing-Off" on NBC. Their members are Scott Hoying (lead), Kirstie Maldonado (female lead/harmony), Mitch Grassi (harmony), Kevin Olusola (percussion), and Avi Kaplan (bass). They specialize in futuristic sounds and techno-style pop. Their name is likely a play on both the pentatonic scale and the fact that there are 5 members in the group. The group's website is: www.ptxofficial.com.

Read more about Pentatonix on Last.fm.

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