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~ ~ ~ Toumani Diabaté : (born Aug. 10, 1965, Bamako, Mali); aka: Toumani Diabate, Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra. Diabeté is a ...

~ ~ ~ Ali Farka Touré : Touré is a multi-instrumentalist but is mainly known for playing the guitar. Ali Farka Touré died in 2006 (from bo...

~ ~ ~ Chet Baker (birth name: Chesney Henry Baker; Dec. 23, 1929 - May 13, 1988), was born in Yale, Oklahoma, USA, and died in Amsterda...

~ ~ ~ The Streets : founded in Birmingham, England, UK, 1994; disbanded in 2011. The name is the project name for Mike Skinner (aka Mich...

~ ~ ~ John Frusciante took part in the initial heydays of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (1988-92), especially in co-creating the great Blood ...

~ ~ ~ Kings of Leon is an American quartet founded in Nashville, Tennessee, 1999. The band consists of three brothers and their cousin M...

~ ~ ~ Arctic Monkeys : is a British band formed in High Green, Sheffield, England, in 2002. Members: Alex Turner (lead vocals, lead &...

~ ~ ~ Kent (formed 1990 as Jones & Giftet in Eskilstuna, Södermanlands län, Sweden) is the greatest Nordic pop / rock band around - f...

~ ~ ~ Lisa Ekdahl (born Jul. 29, 1971 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish singer / songwriter who started as a folk pop singer / songwrite...

~ ~ ~ The Cardigans : is a Swedish band formed in Jönköping, Sweden, 1992. Members: Peter Svensson (aka Anders Peter Svensson, guitar),...

~ ~ ~ Zucchero : (birthname: Adelmo Fornaciari, [aka Zucchero Fornaciari, aka Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari]; Sep. 25, 1955) was born in Ronc...

~ ~ ~ Mellemblond is a Danish band (2006?) from Copenhagen. With initial changes the band came to consist of Kristoffer Munck Mortensen ...

~ ~ ~ The Blue Nile is a trio formed in the early 1980s in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Members: Paul Buchanan (vocals, guitar), Robert Bell ...

~ ~ ~ Tindersticks : formed 1992 (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK); against the traditions of popular music context, the band originally c...

~ ~ ~ Editors was formed in 2002 in Birmingham, England, UK. Members: Tom Smith (aka Thomas Michael Henry Smith [birth name], vocals,...

~ ~ ~ Bloc Party : is a British band formed 1999, London, UK. Members: Kele Okereke (vocals, guitar), Russell Lissack (guitar), Gordon Mo...

~ ~ ~ Bob Mould (birthname Robert Arthur Mould; Oct. 16, 1960) was born in Malone (New York), USA. Toegther with Grant Hart, he was co-...

Vini Reilly photographed by Mark Warner (1988) The Durutti Column / Vini Reilly . The Durutti Column is a project for British guitaris...

~ ~ ~ Laura Marling : (aka Laura Beatrice Marling, birth name) born Feb. 1, 1990, born in Eversley, Hampshire, Winchester County, UK. She...

~ ~ ~ Laurie Anderson (aka Laura Phillips Anderson, born Jun. 5, 1947 in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA) is an American art pop avant-garde an...