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Greek musician Panagiotis Melidis took the name Larry Gus in 2006, entering solo digital music production following the dissolution of his even more organic punk duo Ginger. He called the project following the Greek term “Larigas,” which translates approximately into throat or larynx, but offered as a fascinating enough exemplory …

In the forefront from the contemporary Brazilian singer/songwriter picture, raspy-voiced guitarist Maria Gadú’s eclectic sound incorporates the rootsy acoustics of her São Paulo hometown having a curious mixture of samba, Afro-beat, and funk. Created Mayra Correa Aygadoux in 1986, she was urged to go after a musical profession by her …

Jamaica are an electro-tinged France indie rock and roll duo who made their full-length record debut this year 2010. Located in Paris, France, the duo is normally made up of Antoine Hilaire (vocals, electric guitar) and Flo Lyonnet (bass, vocals), who passed the name Poney Poney for the many years …

Following the 2007 split of R&B duo Floetry, spoken phrase artist and whisper-voiced vocalist Natalie Stewart — aka the Floacist — produced a small number of guest appearances on recordings by other musicians, including Brian Culbertson’s XII. She agreed upon being a single artist towards the Shanachie label, which released …

Combining components of space rock and roll, Arthur Russell, chillwave, as well as the Seaside Males’ Smile sessions, Lexington, Kentucky-based indie pop crooner James Friley’s echo-laden, keyboard-driven change ego Idiot Glee 1st made an appearance in 2008 following the classically qualified pianist made a decision to keep his lo-fi punk …

Sheléa Frazier, a singer, songwriter, pianist, and maker, broke in to the music market as a co-employee of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. In 2005 only, she was used as a history vocalist for recordings from the Avila Brothers, Tilly Important (for the Resort Rwanda soundtrack), and Fantasia (on the …

British actress and songwriter Amelia Warner (aka Gradual Moving Millie) was created in Liverpool to actor parents Annette Ekblom and Alun Lewis. She relocated to London at age four after her parents separated, where she continued to study artwork background at Goldsmith’s University. She got her begin as an celebrity …

Hurray for the Riff Raff may be the brainchild of Alynda Segarra, a vocalist/songwriter of Puerto Rican descent whose music imagination was initially sparked by hardcore punk even though she was a kid in the Bronx. Segarra afterwards gravitated toward American root base music, settling in New Orleans around 2007. …

Despite his background in opera and stage performance, Russian R&B vocalist George Hodos always harbored a desire to become pop musician. For a long time, he toured his nation within a kids’s opera and afterwards went to The Russian Academy of Theater Arts. He released his debut record, The Tone …

Kourtney Center, a modern R&B vocalist and songwriter from New Orleans, Louisiana, caught a rest at age 13, when she entered a lookalike skill contest while Beyoncé. The competition’s DJ was Raj Smoove, a maker who caused famous brands Mannie New and Lil Wayne. Before she finished high school, Center …