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Change

There are at least four bands/artists with the name Change:1: This great band is one of the best, but also one of the most underrated ensembles in the soul, disco and R&B genres during the first half of the 80s. They created a catchy, smooth and polished disco, and later R&B and pop funk sound, with a touch of heaven. Here is the story about the group that might let them shine a little bit longer and perhaps do so for new music lovers as well, they certainly deserve it! It all started in 1979 with a nameless musical project. The name was finally agreed as "Change", a perfect name considering the coming changes of the number of projects in GMP Petrus......

Texas

Texas is an alternative rock band which formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1986 and fronted by singer Sharleen Spiteri. The band was founded by Johnny McElhone (of Altered Images), taking the name from the 1984 Wim Wenders movie Paris, Texas. Their musical sound went from blues rock from debut album Southside (1989), via blue eyed soul of White on Blonde (1997) to the disco pop of Red Book (2005). Their first album for eight years, The Conversation, was released on 20th May 2013. In May 2017 the band released their ninth studio album, Jump on Board and in February 2020 announced on Twitter that their next album, called Hi, will be released later that year.Sharleen Spiteri......

Costas Charitodiplomenos

Costas Charitodiplomenos (Greek: Κώστας Χαριτοδιπλωμένος) born in 1955, is a Greek singer, composer and producer particularly known about his works during the 80's and 90's. Source

Honeyfeet

Put simply, Honeyfeet are Manchester's best ethio-trad, barrel-house pop, cowpunk and folk-hop band.Honeyfeet have already garnered a reputation as one of the best live acts in Manchester, down in no small part to the vocal prowess of frontwoman Ríoghnach Connolly (“seldom has conspicuous talent been more accessable” - CityLife), assisted by a tight rhythm section and a hefty-horn section. Source

Electra

There is more than one band with the name Electra: an Israeli band, a German rock band, a band from Spain, and a Russian band, a recorder quartet, and an 80s Italo Disco project by Franco Falsini & Fred Zarr.1. One of the oldest still active German rock-bands is electra hailing from Dresden. Founded in 1969 they are known for their adaptations of classical music as well as progressive rock. One of their best known tracks is Nie zuvor, a rather soft ballad. Some members of the band that had left returned later. The only member who was with electra since their founding is Bernd Aust.2. Electra (אלקטרה) is an Israeli alternative band formed in Tel Aviv. Their music mixes......

Quantic

Quantic is an umbrella name for UK-born, Will Holland: acclaimed producer, musician and DJ for over 15 years evolving and involving styles like Funk & Jazz to Electronic & Folk music through to Latin, Reggae, Dub & Cumbia. Holland has released over ten full-length albums internationally through the label, Tru Thoughts, …across six different projects ranging from his DJ/Producer/Remixer moniker that has packed dance floors from Bulgaria to Buenos Aires, Quantic, to his Latin-tinged, reggae and dub exploration, Flowering Inferno, to a full-out soul band, The Quantic Soul Orchestra.Based in the musical epicenter of Cali, Colombia since 2007, Holland has been......

Static

Alias of Todd Terry Source

Khaled

Khaled (aka خالد &, formerly, Cheb Khaled - b. Khaled Hadj Ibrahim / خالد حاج ابراهيم‎ - Sidi-El-Houari, Algeria - 29 Feb 1960), is a raï / rai singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist. He is a phenomenon in the Arabic world, with a popularity that has reached almost surreal proportions. In 1992 his monster hit single 'Didi' sold over a million copies in European, Arab and Asian countries, and made him more popular than Michael Jackson in India. This year he was also elevated to the status of nationwide celebrity and ambassador for the Arab minority in France, when his first French-language single, "Aïcha," put his brand of raï – a blend of......