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Aswad

Aswad ("Black" in Arabic) are a long-lasting British reggae group, noted for adding strong R&B, soul, and soca influences to the reggae sound. They have been performing since the early 1970s, and have released a total of twenty-one albums.As naturalised children of immigrants from the Caribbean, part of the aftermath of World War II, the children were moved to London. They attended a local high school near Ladbroke Grove, and various junior schools as Tan Tan children of immigrants from the Caribbean around West London in 1975. Vocalist Brinsley Forde had a brief career on television on the British children's television series "Here Come the Double......

ATFC

Rising house DJ and producer ATFC - aka 28-year-old Aydin Hasirci - has emerged as the latest addition to the list of famous Old Skoolers.The OSN was first tipped off about Hasirci's Bournemouth Uni roots by IDJ magazine's Music Editor, Matt Anniss - himself an Old Skooler. And after further investigation, the OSN can confirm Anniss' tip-off to be spot on.Hasirci, whose moniker stands for Aydin The Funki Chile, has been spinning vinyl for around fourteen years and owns his own sound production company, Onephatdeeva Productions. His most famous release to date is 'In and Out of My Life' - basically Fatboy Slim's 'Right here, Right Now'......

Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "the Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop rock, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many subsequent rock artists. They were formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970. Guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton, originally in a band together called the Jam Band, met up with vocalist Steven Tyler, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarist Ray Tabano, and formed Aerosmith. In 1971, Tabano was replaced by Brad Whitford, and the band began developing a......

Alphaville

There are at least two artists that go by the name of Alphaville:1) Alphaville is a German synthpop/new wave group which gained popularity in the 80s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum, born May 26, 1954 in Herford), Bernhard Lloyd (real name Bernhard Gößling, born June 6th, 1960 in Enger, Bielefeld) and Frank Mertens (real name Frank Sorgatz, born October 26, 1961 in Enger, Bielefeld). The band was at first named Forever Young. The band is best known for its two biggest hits, "Big in Japan" and "Forever Young", which was the theme for many high school proms in the 1980s.In 1984 the re-named Alphaville released their......

Adamski

Adamski (born Adam Tinley, 4 December 1967, in the New Forest, England, United Kingdom) is an English dance music producer, prominent at the time of acid house for his tracks "N-R-G" and "Killer" (a collaboration with Seal).Adamski enjoyed modest success with his first release, "Live and Direct" which was a collection of tracks recorded live at a small venue in Kentish Town, London. It contained a short, live version of his first single, "NRG", as well as "I dream of you", which appeared on a free 4 track 7" vinyl single given away with the music paper, Record Mirror in 1989.The cover of the single, NRG, featured a......

Arash

ARASH is a Platinum-selling Swedish singer and producer whose music is also certified gold in many European countries. Whether he’s singing in his mother tongue (Farsi) on his own chart-topping releases, singing in English with some of the worlds biggest names, including: Shaggy, Sean Paul, T-Pain and Snoop Dogg, he is the only artist of Persian heritage to release four albums and thirty singles that have sustained a high-level of success by topping the charts around the world. He is recognised and honoured by numerous industry organisations, is the recipient of the ‘EBBA’ (European Border Breaker Awards), the ‘Best International Artist’ in the Big Apple Awards and has won......

Amentia

AMENTIA was formed in 2003 by Alex (bass, vocal) and Victor (drums).Due to the constant problems with guitarists the band didn’t develop in a necessary way, but the composed material was replenishing.In 2005 STAS (guitar) joined the band and Victor (DEOFEL) was replaced by FORNEUS (ID:VISION). The line-up was formed and AMENTIA started functioning as a real band. In the end of 2005 guys entered the studio SEHR GUT to record their first mini-album “Mind Degradation” with sound producer Iron Gleb. This album was recorded with the following line-up: ALEX (bass, drums, voice) and STAS (guitars). Musicians were too busy in their main bands and AMENTIA was still just a studio......

Anemos

ANEMOS went public in 1998 when their first album "ANEMOS" was released by Warner Music Greece. The nucleus of ANEMOS is Kostas Hatzopoulos (music-arrangement-lyrics) and Katerina Nitsopoulou (lyrics-vocals). Along with them there are several exceptional musicians of the Greek music scene contributing the special characteristics of their musical idiosyncrasy.ANEMOS in Greek means wind, a name that perfectly suits the vision of the group. The music of Kostas Hatzopoulos and the lyrics-vocals of Katerina Nitsopoulou refer to something extremely sensitive yet dynamic at the same time. Ethereal vocals and melodies, Rock elements, Greek traditional themes, renaissance......