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Matata ,
Hard funky soul with an Afrobeat backbone from Matata — who arrived on the London scene (via Kenya) in the mid 70s! Matata leaned mightily on the JBs for their groove, and laid out a heavy, rock solid variation on JBs funk with an African percussion base of congas and bongos at the core. The horns take a more Afrobeat tack, too, with punchy blasts and solos peppering the numbers. Tracks include “Wanna Do My Thing”, “Return To You”, “Getting Together”, “I Don’t Have To Worry”, “I Want You”, “Love Is The Only Way”, “Gimme Some Lovin” and more. ….More
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Scott McKenzie ,
as young Blondheim, grew up in North Carolina and Virginia, where he became friends with the son of one of his mother’s friends, John Phillips. In the mid 1950s, he sang briefly with Tim Rose in a high school group called The Singing Strings, and later with Phillips, Mike Boran and Bill Cleary formed a doo wop band, The Abstracts. In New York, The Abstracts became The Smoothies and recorded two singles with Decca Records, produced by Milt Gabler. In 1961 Phillips and McKenzie met Dick Weissman and formed The Journeymen, which recorded three albums for Capitol Records. After disbanding The Journeymen in 1964, they discussed forming a group called The Mamas & the Papas. McKenzie wanted to perform on his own, so Phillips formed the group with Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot and Michelle Phillips, his second wife. The group soon moved to California. Two years later, McKenzie followed from New York and signed with Lou Adler’s Ode Records. Phillips wrote and produced “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)” for McKenzie, which was released in 1967. John Phillips played guitar on the recording and Michelle Phillips played bells. The bass line of the song was supplied by session musician Joe Osborn. It became a Top 10 hit in the United States and a number one in many other countries. ….More
Scott McKenzie – The Very Best Of Scott McKenzie
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The Stylistics ,
were one of the best-known Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. They formed in 1968, and comprised lead Russell Thompkins, Jr., Herbie Murrell, Airrion Love (second lead on “You Make Me Feel Brand New”), James Smith, and James Dunn. ….More
The Stylistics – The Best Of The Stylistics – Part1
The Stylistics – The Best Of The Stylistics – Part2
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George McCrae ,
(born October 19, 1944, West Palm Beach, Florida) is a soul singer, most famous for his 1974 hit “Rock Your Baby”, released on the independent TK Records label based in Hialeah, Florida. ….More
George McCrae – Rock Your Baby
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Nathalie Cardone ,
(born 29 March 1967) is a French actress and singer from Pau in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. She was born to a Sicilian father and a Spanish mother.
She appeared for the first time on French screens in 1988 in the film Drôle d’endroit pour une rencontre beside Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve. This first outing gained her a nomination for the César Award for Most Promising Actress in 1989.
Her career launched after a small role in La Petite Voleuse. She also went to produce several top singles like “Populaire”, “Mon Ange,” and — most famously — “Hasta Siempre,” a Cuban song honoring the Argentine revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara. ….More
Nathalie Cardone – Nathalie Cardone
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Mylène Farmer ,
born Mylène Jeanne Gautier (12 September 1961), in Montreal, Canada, is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author. She has sold more than 25 million records and is among the most successful recording artists of all time in France. ….More
Mylene Farmer – Point De Suture
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Patricia Kaas ,
(born December 5, 1966 in Forbach, France) is a French singer and actress.
Kaas is one of the most successful French-speaking singers in the world. Stylistically her music is not classical chanson, but is closer to a mixture of pop music, jazz and chanson. Since the appearance of her debut album Mademoiselle chante… in 1988 Kaas has sold more than 17 million records worldwide. She had her greatest success in, e. g., Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Canada, Sweden, Russia, Finland, and Korea with her third album Je te dis vous, which reached 11th and 2nd place in the German’s charts respectively. Kaas is almost constantly on tour internationally. In 2002 Kaas had her film debut in And now… Ladies and Gentlemen beside Jeremy Irons. ….More.
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Carlos Augusto Santana Alves ,
(born July 20, 1947 in Jalisco, Mexico ) is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican rock musician and guitarist. He became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which created a highly successful blend of rock, blues, salsa, and jazz fusion. The band’s sound featured his melodic, blues-based guitar lines set against Latin percussion such as timbales and congas. Santana continued to work in these forms over the following decades. He experienced a sudden resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. Rolling Stone also named Santana number 15 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in 2003. ….More
Carlos Santana – Multi-Dimensional Warrior – Part1
Carlos Santana – Multi-Dimensional Warrior – Part2
Carlos Santana – Multi-Dimensional Warrior – Part3
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Kiss ,
(also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972. Easily identified by its members’ trademark face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid and late-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and pyrotechnics. Kiss has been awarded 24 gold albums to date. The group’s worldwide sales exceed 80 million albums.
The original lineup of Paul Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals and bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar and vocals), and Peter Criss (drums, percussion and vocals) is the most successful and identifiable. ….More
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Anastacia ,
(born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk on September 17, 1968) is a multi-platinum American singer and songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Latin America, Oceania, Asia, South Africa and Australia but has not had as much success in her native United States. Despite the lack of American success, she had sold over 20 million albums by 2005.
Anastacia is world renowned for her edgy, soulful voice and is famous for her ability to hit powerful notes in a full voice range well into Soprano tessituras. Her small stature (160 cm or 5′3″) has also led to her being nicknamed “The Little Lady with The Big Voice”. She was also known for her trademark glasses (often darkly tinted), but she had surgery to correct her vision permanently in August 2005.
She made headlines when diagnosed in 2003 with breast cancer. On April 21, 2007 she married her bodyguard of three years, Wayne Newton, in Mexico. ….More
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