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Caravelli

Caravelli (Claude Vasori, Paris, France, 2 September 1930 – 1 April 2019) was a French orchestra leader, composer and arranger of orchestral music.The son of an Italian father and a French mother, Vasori was initially instructed in music by his mother in piano and voicing/harmony at seven years old, and later, when he was thirteen he began to attend the Paris Conservatoire. At twenty he was professionally touring, accompanying singers on piano, and at 26 years old he started as an orchestra conductor.Vasori took his stage name in 1956 from the newly introduced twin-jet Caravelle from Caravelle Aerospatiale. This plane was the first jet created for the short-haul market. The......

Wolfsheim

"Wolfsheim" (pronounced ) is a German band from Hamburg. Their musical style takes cues from the New Romantics, New Wave and Synthpop; the lyrics tend to be melancholic, but at the same time modernist. They were inspired by the name of a fictional character from Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.FormationThe band was founded in 1987 by Markus Reinhardt and Pompejo Ricciardi. Reinhardt's brother Oliver Reinhardt joined the band sometime afterward. After producing a demo tape, co-founder Ricciardi left the band and was replaced by Peter Heppner. Heppner had known the band from mutual friends and from growing up in the same neighborhood in Hamburg. Oliver......

Coalishun

Coalishun was formed in 1988 in Barbados. The bands first performance was Old Years Night 1988. The original members were Adrian "Boo" Husbands on trombone, David Batson and Paul Hibbert on Trumpet, David Jordan on bass, Darron Grant on guitar, Glyne Martin, and Njeri On Vocals. The first song released by the band was "Zouk Dem" in 1991. A reggae number. In 1995 2 songs "Tundah" (sung by member Rupee) and "Blow ya whistle" were released, the latter being sung by the female lead vocalist in the band T C. For the past few years, Coalishun has been associated with Spectakula promotions of Trinidad in that every year the band does any......

Rupa

Rupa Biswas Sen (stage name: Rupa) is an Indian singer known for her 1982 album "Disco Jazz". On this album she was backed by a crack group of Indian and Canadian musicians led by none other than Ustad Aashish Khan, one of India’s outstanding living musicians on sarod. He’s supported by the amazing guitarist Don Pope.Pope and Khan trade solos and jugalbandi back and forth throughout the album, daring the rest of the band that includes renown jazz drummer Robin Tufts, bassist John Johnston, tablasaaz and accompanist of Ali Akbar Khan and others, Pranesh Khan, keyboardist Geoff Ball, synthesizer player Rhonda Padmos, and percussionist Frank Lockwood to keep pace.......

Hazzaro

Hazzaro is the moniker of the Hoody brothers Patrick and Steve. They have been making their mark with their unique heavy hitting Tech House floor-fillers. Both their DJ sets & own productions are packed with energy and infectious grooves are the key component which captivates their fans worldwide.The duo's productions have appeared on highly celebrated labels of House and Tech-House such as Erase Records, Go Deeva, Milk & Sugar, Instereo, Atlantic, Hotfingers, Guesthouse and Pacha Recordings with the list seemingly never-ending.The duo's quality is further cemented with regular supported from a list of legendary names; Dennis Ferrer, Roger Sanchez, Richie......

Regine

She was born on December 26, 1929 in Belgium to Polish-Jewish parents.Started life hiding from the Nazis in occupied wartime France and later invented the format for "discothèque" (French for Nightclubs). Setting in 1953 the elements of modern day nightclubs, mainly by replacing the use of jukebox by coupled turntables as done for the first time in Paris' 'Whisky-a-Gogo' club that she managed aged 24. This specific setting appeared later in any of 'Chez Régine's ultra selective venues and later in many variations at most Nightclubs around the world.Aside of inventing and managing "discothèques", she taught a former king of......

Ace

There are multiple artists with this name1. A British rock Groupon the 1970s2. A eurobeat singer. Real name: Christian Codenotti.3. An American R&B singer4. An American rapper and DJ5. An alias of Tyler, The Creator6. Two Japanese composers, who wrote music for the video game "Xenoblade Chronicles".7. Willard Christopher "Trey" Smith III, Dj known as AcE8. A French Heavy Metal band1) Ace were a British rock band, who enjoyed moderate success in the 1970s, particularly in the pub rock era. They are notable for their part in the early career of Paul Carrack, who later became famous as a solo artist, and as a member of several other groups. The band......

Cornucopia

1) Cornucopia is a German kraut rock band which is said to have "played an eccentric fusion rock that was as convincing in the 20-minute suite "Day Of A Daydreambeliever" as in the compact three-minute rock song "Morning Sun".2) Cornucopia is a harsh noise, ambient and drone duo from Puerto Rico.http://cornucopiae.bandcamp.com/https://www.facebook.com/cornucopiae3) Cornucopia is a a political grindcore band from Belgium, active from the mid 1990s and onward.4) Cornucopia medieval folk band from Belarus Source