Te Vaka is a unique group of ten musicians and dancers from Tokelau, Tuvalu, Samoa, Cook Islands, and New Zealand brought together under the inspired leadership of Opetaia Foa'i. They have been wowing international audiences since 1997, presenting a rich, luscious mix of Polynesia's ancient culture, to the modern world and in 2008 won the
Tarsha Jones, better known as Miss Jones, is a former R&B artist and radio personality. Miss Jones is currently the host of Jonesy In the Morning, a morning show that airs nationally on MissJonesRadio.Net. After previously working for Hot 97 and until 2008 and WUSL Power 99Fm and until 2011, Jonesy In the Morning is produced by Miss Jones. Jones met rapper Doug E. Fresh, who admired her vocal skills and invited her to his Get Fresh Crew tour.
Donae’o aka Ian Greenidge was always destined to make a career out of music after growing up in a house where melodies were a major force. His mother was a singer and as a youngster growing up in north west London it was common place for her to be heard belting out tunes in the house. A young Donae’o was also a regular companion when she was out performing and loved soaking up the atmosphere. In fact you could say this is where he felt most at home.
The band was born in 2003 with the name "Pegatina Sound System" after Ovidi i Adrià meet Rubén, who up to that moment was playing solo. They decided to throw forward the project, without knowing to where it would go. One year later they had more than 20 performances under their belts and were one of the most active groups in the Catalan market. The band were starting to take part in festivals and performances in different places in Spain.
Braid is an American band from Urbana, Illinois that formed in 1993. After forming, the band went through several line-up changes but eventually settled on Bob Nanna on vocals and guitar, Todd Bell on bass, Chris Broach on guitar and vocals and Roy Ewing on drums. Roy was replaced in 1997 by Damon Atkinson. In 1999 Braid disbanded and went on to form Hey Mercedes with all band members minus Chris Broach (who went on to form The Firebird Band) and adding Mark Dawursk. The band reformed for a US tour in 2004 and, now that Hey Mercedes are defunct, apparently intend to tour sporadically.
There are multiple artists with this name: 1)Princess is a US Female rapper. As a member of the group Crime Mob, this young artist has been one of the females holding it down for the "Dirty South" in the rapgame for quite a while now. Princess is, however, not just a group member, she also has a solo-project going on and she's planning on releasing an album with fellow Crime Mob (female) rapper Diamond.
2) Princess is a Female artist.
Hailing from Liverpool, England, A Flock of Seagulls is a synthpop group originally formed by brothers Mike Score (keyboards, vocals) and Ali Score (drums), with Frank Maudsley (bass) and Paul Reynolds (guitar) that gained popularity and subsquently infamy in the early days of MTV with the video for their songs I Ran and Space Age Love Song , in which the latter showcased the lead singer Mike Score's distinct haircut. To this day they remain firmly identified with their song, and the early '80s.
Say hello to SUMMERLIN; a group that's on a mission to put the party back into pop rock. The Leeds based 5 piece set out to carve their own niche with a unique blend of lighthearted power-pop. With their debut E.P, So Make Your Move out in June, the group aims to give the musical masses something to smile about. The Leeds natives Drew Lawson (vocals), Ben Jackson (guitar, vocals), Jake Greenwood (bass), Lee Whitaker (guitar) and Liam Broad (drums) met while their current bands were falling apart and were immediately bonded by their shared love of pop music and party.
(1) bearhug is a brazilian experimental/lo-fi act formed in 2004. His first ep (Birds) was released in January, 2009. He hopes that other bands called "Bearhug" get together to form the Mystic Big Bear of Magic Mountain to combat the evil Dr. Zibuow. (2) Bearhug was formed in the winter of 2008 in Chandler, Arizona and consists of friends Jon Hubbell, Jeremy Lilly and Austin Scates. (3)Bearhug is an indie rock group that was formed in 2007 in Sydney, Australia under the name Skeletal Explosive.
Kelis Rogers-Jones (born Kelis Rogers on August 21, 1979), is known simply by her first name Kelis (pronounced Kuh-lees). Her name is an amalgamation of her parents' first names, her black father Kenneth and Chinese-Puerto Rican mother Eveliss. Growing up in Middle Class Harlem, New York Kelis' childhood was not a deprived one. But she was not without problems, after her parents realised they could not cope with her unruly behaviour (Kelis shaved all her hair off at age 13, soon afterwards dyeing the regrowth the colors of the rainbow)...