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A Martiniquan bamboo flutist who’s a favorite visitor for live shows of traditional music. Both of these wonderful records possess a strong basis of hands drums and flute, with rhythms which range from chouval bwa to bele to ti kannot.

The trio of guitarists Phillip Catherine and Christian Escoude, with violinist Didier Lockwood, recorded together for Gramavision in 1983. They alternated between acoustic and electrical instruments upon this set.

Kennedy Jenson (woodwinds, synthesizer, vocals) and her sibling Doug (acoustic guitar, vocals) shaped Dickens with guitarist/vocalist Ed Johnson in 1976. After adding bassist Albert Blaine and keyboardist/vocalist Charlotte Wiebe, the music group became Jenson Interceptor in 1979. Their self-titled debut made an appearance the following 12 months; Cosmetics premiered in …

Billy Satellite television was an Oakland, CA-based rock and roll group formed in 1983 and featuring Monty Byrom (electric guitar, vocals, keyboards), Danny Chauncey (electric guitar, keyboards), Ira Walker (bass), and Tom Fallettil (drums). They produced one self-titled record in 1984 that included two graph entries, “I Wanna RETURN BACK” …

Tracie Teen began her performing career at only 17 years, when she was discovered by Jam head Paul Weller through a paper advertisement for his new Respond label. Teen sang on the ultimate Jam one, “Defeat Surrender,” and on Weller’s first few Design Council singles aswell. Her debut record, DEFINATELY …

Che was the single saving alias of Alix Simple (born Alex Johnson), who previously led Liverpool’s Contemporary Eon, an overlooked post-punk music group of the past due ’70s and early ’80s. After Contemporary Eon split up, four-fifths of the group continuing as THIS TIME AROUND Next 12 months while Simple …

Triggering a MIDI synthesizer along with his guitar, usually a Fender Telecaster, Philippe Caillat requires a harmonious, deeply personal, method of improvisational jazz. Classically qualified and completely schooled in Western music, he skillfully weaves a distinctive blend of traditional, jazz, avant-garde, and globe music affects. A indigenous of Paris, Caillat …

One of the saving credits for staff members beneath the name of John Wells, that one dates for an early-’80s present by Queen on the MK Dish, which was afterwards issued on both Disc.

The origins from the influential New Zealand post-punk outfit Blam Blam Blam dated back again to an Auckland-based theatrical group dubbed the Plague. Originally called the Madda Ferrets, the music group underwent some name and lineup adjustments before the long lasting trio of guitarist Tag Bell, bassist Tim Mahon, and …

Located in Chicago in the ’80s, Jesse’s Gang was an metropolitan contemporary/home trio that was led by producer/songwriter/vocalist Jesse Saunders. In his indigenous Chicago, Saunders was most widely known for home music; he got his begin as an associate of the home group Z Element, which had an area club …