Nigerian/Scottish/Essex/Sarf London Rock! Confused yet? Don't be! It's all good - just listen! They've had two critically acclaimed albums - Princess Raw and Emperor's New Clothes and are about to release their new offering: Yinka Music Vol 1: Sex Power Death' The Yinka mentioned in the title is Yinka Oyewole, founder and leader of the group.
What to expect - Singing, Guitars and Beats
What not to expect - Your preconceptions
Funkadelic was originally the backing band for the doo wop group, The Parliaments. The band was added in 1964, primarily for tours, and consisted of Frankie Boyce, Richard Boyce and Langston Booth. They enlisted in the army in 1966, and George Clinton (the leader of Parliament) recruited Billy Bass Nelson and Eddie Hazel in 1967, then also adding Tawl Ross and Tiki Fulwood. Due to legal difficulties between Clinton and Revilot, The Parliaments' label...
There are several artists with this name: 1) Canadian-based underground hip-hop duo.
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Wunmi, real name Ibiwunmi Omotayo Olufunke Olaiya, is a singer, dancer and fashion designer. She was born in the United Kingdom, to Nigerian parents, but spent much of her childhood in Lagos, Nigeria. She worked with the band Soul II Soul, notably appearing as a dancer in the video for "Back To Life" (1989). Her debut single, "What a See (A Guy Called Gerald Mix)" was released in 1998, and her debut album A.L.A. (Africans Living Abroad) came out on the Documented record label in 2006.
Betty Davis (born Betty Mabry, 1945 in New York City, USA) is an American funk, rock and soul singer and ex-model. When she turned sixteen, Betty moved to New York and met several musicians including Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone. She met Miles Davis in 1967 and married him in 1968. As Miles stated in his autobiography, in addition to creating turmoil in his personal life, Betty helped him to explore music by introducing him to psychedelic rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix and funk innovator Sly Stone.
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There are two artists called Bibi: 1. Bibi was an early 2000 Belgian dance project by Regi Penxten, also known from Milk Inc., Sylver, Jessy, TLD, ... 2. Bibi was working with Dimitri (from Paris) at the end of the 80's when he discovered house music. Bibi produced, programmed, mixed and hosted "Better Days" during 7 years on NRJ, the 1st radio network in France. This reference House program became a classic ever since it stopped on October 16, 2004.
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