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Greg Packer

From Gregs Myspace: Greg began Dj-ing in 1989 at the age of 17 shortly after emigrating to Perth Western Australia from Northampton England, he had been a heavy collector of vinyl since 1982 and since he already had a collection of 1000+ he decided it was time to purchase some decks and get seriously into dj-ing. The music Greg was collecting in the 80's was mainly hip hop, electro, soul & funk and a bit of reggae/dub, when he began mixing it was strictly hip hop until late 1990 when Greg was taken to a club in Perth called Limbo's and heard a Dj 'Dave Jackson' spin some early house...

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Manu Dibango

Manu Dibango (Emmanuel N'Djok

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things i would like to hear more of

west africa

central and south african

nu-bluz funky grooves in the e-lounge

snape island boogaloo

wannahavefun

politically motivated music from the african continent

you are welcome in poland

investigation pending

Instrumental Jazz Tag

add to personal radio

Blues Stay Away Music

radioparadise

Indie

groove

my melting pot - a grande misturada

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Zoe

(Not to be confused with Mexican rock band, Zoé. If you're here because of them, fix your artist tags.) There are, at least, five artists with this name (none to be confused with Mexican rock band, Zoé). 1) An alias of Zoë Pollock (b. in Peckham, London, UK - aka Zoë, Zo

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me gusta estoy experimentando

Doomy Crust Punk

te extrano

todo el tiempo estoy pensando en ti

no se trata de unos rockstars ni de los que tienen mas seguidores

amebix worship

bowing before the monolith of amebix

i want to bone her

lady parts

masturbation fodder

i would explore that hole

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Inca Gold

www.incagoldmusic.com Inca Gold are a London based 4-piece. Self-recorded, mixed and produced - their sound is defined by experimentation in the studio. Like Flying Saucer Attack and Deerhunter before them, they offer a bold and unique take on dream-like psychedelia. Merging the tribal grooves of Gang Gang Dance, the guitar noise of The Jesus and Mary Chain and the clinical electronics of Portishead, all filtered through the bands strong pop aesthetic.

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DroneGaze

Shoegaze-Dreampop-Blisspop-Ethereal Noise-Noisepop-Ambient

drone shoegaze

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Manteca

Formed by sexy Colombian singer Martha Acosta and bass guitarist/MD Don Fiora (Javier Fioramonti) for the Hogmanay festival in Edinburgh 2001. Manteca proved to be at the cutting edge of the Latin scene, leading over 3,000 people at the World Music Stage "salsa-ing" into the New Year to their unique style of Urban Latin Funk.
Since then Manteca is well known for creating a party mood at festivals and gigs all around, including Coin St. Festival London, Rhythms of the City festival Leeds,Ecorhythms Festival and many more.

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Maia

There is more than one artist with this name, so please leave the pic with both artists.
Hay más de un artista con el nombre de Maia, así que por favor dejen la foto con los dos artistas. 1. Maia - UK Alternative Folk Band Maia are a British Band, born all over the UK and brought together in Huddersfield, who have been compared with Beirut and Noah and the Whale; on pills. Their self-titled debut album is being released in March 2010, including the single "Sidelines".

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Ed Motta

Ed Motta is an mpb / mobo / jazz artist, born Eduardo Motta (17 Aug 1971), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the end of the 80's Ed Motta burst upon the music scene as a major singer and one of Conexão Japeri's composers and producers. He was an instant success on the carioca show circuit and his 1988 debut album, "Conexão Japeri" (Warner), confirmed it. Songs like "Manuel", "Vamos dançar", "Baixo Rio" and "Um love" became big hits. The songs were marked by lavish musicality and introduced strong soul and funk components into the pop-rock scene that was the rage in Brazil at the time.

Dildo

Dildo, featuring Paco Familiar and Erik Neville was formed in Mexico City in the late 90s. After playing at discos and parties for over five years, they recorded their debut album Dildo in 2003 on the Antidoto label. Songs like Dixie, Pagarás and Noches de vinil were put into regular rotation on the local radio stations of cities like: Querétaro, Durango, Aguascalientes, Puerto Escondido, Mazatlán, Acapulco, Puebla, Estado de México, Cancún and Cuernavaca.

Jose Mangual Jr

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Sheila E.

Sheila Escovedo is the daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, with whom she frequently performs. Sheila E's uncle is Alejandro Escovedo, formerly with Delphine Neid's first-wave punk rock group The Nuns, Rank and File and The True Believers, followed by a solo career. The late Tito Puente was Escovedo's godfather. She is also niece to Javier Escovedo, founder of seminal San Diego punk act, The Zeros. Another uncle, Mario Escovedo, fronted long-running indie rockers, The Dragons. Escovedo is of Mexican, African American, and Creole heritage. Coke Escovedo was also her uncle.

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