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b. 1978, Manchester, Jamaica, Western Indies. Cecile released her 1st documenting when she was simply 15. Her preliminary foray in to the music market was fulfilled with indifference, although her follow-up, ‘Defeat Of My Center’, documented with Michael ‘Ibo’ Cooper of UNDER-DEVELOPED, introduced her to some wider audience. To determine …

Ludus are among the less-known Manchester rings from the post-punk period. Created in 1978 by previous Manicured Sound guitarist Arthur Kadmon, the group in the beginning consisted of previous Nosebleeds drummer Philip Tolman, bassist Willie Trotter, and vocalist Linder (Linda Mulvey), a Manchester scenester who designed record sleeves and posters …

The Durutti Column was primarily the automobile of Vini Reilly, a guitarist born in Manchester, Britain, in 1953. As a kid, Reilly first used the piano, sketching motivation from greats like Artwork Tatum and Excess fat Waller, before understanding how to play electric guitar at age ten. Despite an early …