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The Violet Jive

The Violet Jive are a U.K based trio comprised of Guitar/Vocals, Double bass & Drums. A swing sound with feverish latino edges and a cool dark alternative twist! Somewhere between The Jungle Book, Wes Montgomery, Soundgarden and Portishead...perhaps? Not content with either the often self indulgent face of modern jazz or mundane, uninspiring indie/rock band clones, but a lover of that 50's swing sound, grungy guitar riffs, Trip-Hop/Hip-Hop beats, latin flavours, spontaneous musicality and 'proper songs', Steve Spall (Guitar/Vocals) began creating as THE VIOLET JIVE.

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Roberto Rodriguez

There are at least two artists named Roberto Rodriguez: 1. A Finnish deep house techno artist. 2. A Jewish Cuban musician with several releases on John Zorn's Tzadik label. The techno artist named Roberto Rodriguez was born in Helsinki 1975.
Started making music in 1987 with his Commodore Amiga 500. Inspired by the "new" crazy music called "Acid House". Started Deejaying in 1992 by playing in various warehouse partys. By 1994 he had become a master of the four-track "tracker" software Pro-Tracker.

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FRUTALOKA

Are you looking for an exciting band? FRUTALOKA are coming from the most vibrant areas of Birmingham, with members from diverse cultural and musical backgrounds in order to provide high-quality entertainment. They are all dedicated musicians with professional attitude and genuine ideas. Their gigs are filled with warm vibes and a fresh atmosphere which generates spontaneous dancing and soul expression.

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Milton Nascimento

Milton Nascimento (born 26 October, 1942) is a singer-songwriter who is considered one of the icons of Brazilian Music. Nascimento was born in Rio de Janeiro, and grew up in Três Pontas, Minas Gerais. His mother was the maid Maria do Carmo Nascimento. When he was just a few months old, the boy was adopted by the family for whom his mother had previously worked: the couple Josino Brito Campos (a banker, mathematics teacher and electronic technician) and Lília Silva Campos (a music teacher). He lived in the boroughs of Laranjeiras and Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro.

Read more about Milton Nascimento on Last.fm.

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Buena Vista Social Club

The Buena Vista Social Club was the name of a members-only music club in Havana, Cuba that was at its height during the 1940s. In the late 1990s Wim Wenders made a movie upon the initiative of Ry Cooder called "The Buena Vista Social Club." Wenders film centered on Ry Cooder's efforts to find and reunite some of the musicians who had performed at the long closed club. The film also portrays sessions from the production of the album released in 1997 also titled Buena Vista Social Club. Both movie and album were highly successful, and expanded the reach of Cuban music around the world.

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FRENTE CUMBIERO

A mediados del 2009 el FRENTE CUMBIERO invitó a Bogotá al legendario productor de Dub Mad Professor, como parte del proyecto Incubator del British Council, con el objetivo de realizar un encuentro sonoro entre la Cumbia y el Dub. Durante 3 días y bajo la orientación de Mad Professor y su hijo Joe Ariwa, se grabaron en los estudios de la Facultad de Artes de la Universidad Javeriana varios temas para ser tratados bajo la estética del Dub.

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