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milo

There are at least eight musicians/bands going under the name of MILO 0. Milo is a brown man rapping. He is 20 years old and is a sophomore in college. He released his debut mixtape, "I wish my brother Rob was here" on November 1st, 2011. On February 19th, 2012 he released "Milo takes Baths", a mixtape featuring Milo rapping over Baths' instrumentals. Milo also wrote this blurb about Milo, apart from the bits he didn't. In 2012, he signed to Hellfyre Club Records.

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Deadlock

There are at least 8 bands that use the name Deadlock: 1. Deadlock are a German band that combine metal with the harsh atmospheric nature of today’s modern sounds. Founded in the later half of 1997, Deadlock took their time to find a solid line-up and the right attitude towards cultivating a sound all their own. After their first self-titled 7 Inch was released, the band gained further attention with their MCD "I’ll Wake You When Spring Awakes". The quintet started to include keyboards and clean female vocals to their songs during the period of their release “The Arrival.

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Gregory Isaacs

Gregory Isaacs is a Reggae singer/songwriter, born Gregory Anthony Isaacs on 15 July 1950 in Fletchers Land, Kingston, Jamaica, and is known as "The Cool Ruler" for his seductive crooning vocal style. Gregory attributes his greatest musical influences to R&B greats Sam Cooke and Percy Sledge, in addition to Delroy Wilson, Alton Ellis and Ken Boothe. In the late 1960's, Gregory first performed in a vocal trio called The Concords, after being encouraged by Byron Lee; but 1970 the group had split up and the singer songwriter would form his own imprint, African Museum.

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Dualers

The Dualers are busking brothers Si and Tyber. The Dualers perform a unique blend of ska, soul and reggae that appeals to all ages with members of their database ranging from 1 to 91. They have a fan base of approaching 10,000 members but have probably been seen by in excess of 4 million whilst busking around the south east and performing at private functions, for the last 8 years. They have sold over 35,000 copies of their first two cd's on the streets alone.

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Manu Chao

Manu Chao is a French Latin folk singer of French and Spanish (Basque/Galician) origin. Manu Chao was a well-known member of the Parisian alternative music scene, in bands such as Hot Pants and Los Carayos. In 1987, Chao, his brother Antoine Chao and their cousin Santiago Casariego founded the band Mano Negra. Mano Negra met with success in France first with the hit single Mala Vida, then toured South America. The band split in 1995.

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New Groove Formation

After 6 years of relentless gigging, New Groove Formation have qualified as one of the UK’s most entertaining and energetic live acts on the underground festival and club circuit. NGF have supported old school legends like, Bad Manners, Neville Staples, The Beat and Ska Ville UK alongside more recent and up and coming bands such as the Dead 60s, Imperial Leisure and many more. They have graced the stages of many underground parties and festivals; Sunrise Celebration, Beautiful Days...

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Bomba Estéreo

Bomba Estéreo is a (cumbia + electronic music) band formed in Bogotá - Colombia in 2005 and lead by Simón Mejía. In 2007 they released their debut album Vol. 1. Currently the band has finished promoting its second album Estalla throughout Europe, Latin America and the United States, and is preparing the recording of a third album. The original lineup consists of:
Simon Mejía, Songwriting, Bass, Loops and Backing Vocals.
Li Saumet, Lyrics, Lead Vocals.

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