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Yair Dalal

Yair Dalal (born 1955) is a composer, violinist and oud player and is probably the most prolific Israeli ethnic musician today, with global recognition (WOMAD appearances from Seattle to Sydney).
Over the last decade he has put nine albums, covering wide and varied cultural territory. Much of Dalal's output reflects the strong affinity he has for the desert and its habitants. Dalal's family came to Israel from Baghdad and he has included much Iraqi material in his work to date.

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Chris Combette

Charming minstrel of inter-racial harmony, Chris Combette is the author-composer of « Plein Sud », « Salambô », and ..La Danse de Flore ».
Chris.. story is, by essence, one of mixed races. Born in French Guyana, of Martiniquan parents, he has invented an identity across three continents : South America, Europe and the Caribbean.
As the artist is in constant movement, so his music comes to life and feeds off his travels.

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Remember Shakti

Remember Shakti is the second incarnation of guitarist John McLaughlin's group which plays a fusion of indian music and jazz. The original Shakti was most active between 1975 and 1978; Remember Shakti was formed in 2000 and has played on and off since then. The core of Remember Shakti is guitarist John McLaughlin and master tabla player and percussionist Zakir Hussain, both members of the original Shakti. On the first recording from 2000, T.H. Vinayakram (also a member of the original Shakti) plays ghatam and Indian drum, and Hariprasad Chaurasia plays bansuri flute.

Read more about Remember Shakti on Last.fm.

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Lies

For the San Francisco-based Kill Rock Stars band, see The Lies Lies is a four piece band from Alkmaar, Holland. Their band name is a Dutch girlsname and a part of the human body (the inner thigh). It is pronounced "Leas" with a sharper S then usual in English. Their music found life in 2002, the leadsinger appeared in 2003. From that moment on they kept exploring their music and style.
Lies incorperates a variety of rockstyles in their music. From oldschool rock 'n roll to postrock.

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Antonio Testa

Italian composer, musician, percussionist, music-therapist
Antonio Testa specialises in organic sound and the creation of musical atmospheres through the use of a vast array of mostly native and shamanic instruments, together with his own creations made from organic and recycled materials. Antonio has been active in the field of contemporary music since early 80’s working as a percussionist specialising in tribal and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, etno-ambient and world music.

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Dubsahara

Dubsahara is the forthcoming album by British composer Greg Hunter. Acoustic musicians from around the globe join forces with electronic producers to produce a widescreen soundscape of lush Persian ambience. Combining ultra-modern digital sound techniques with ancient esoteric acoustica in a seamless blend of eclectadelic sound, your journey through the Gardens of Babylon will be serene and blissful.

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Harem

There are 2 entries for Harem: 1. Harem are a well known Turkish percussion group.
And also a band born in 1998 in Castel Bolognese (Ravenna - Italy), and finally gain the actual line-up in 2002. We've had a lot of local and national contests, with some good results. We've also make an exhibition at the Heineken Jammin' Festival in 2003. We've constantly played our music and covers in pubs, venues and events... everywhere in last years.

Read more about Harem on Last.fm.

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