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Donae'o

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.

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Calypso Rose

McArtha Lewis, better known as Calypso Rose (born April 27, 1940 in Bethel, Tobago) is a Tobagonian calypsonian. Named after the American general Douglas MacArthur, Rose's earliest years were a crowded environment - 19 people in a one-bedroom house. When she was 9, she moved to live with an uncle in Barataria She began writing songs at the age of 15, and has written over 800 songs. In 1966 she wrote the song Fire in Me Wire, which has since become a calypso anthem. Rose was the first female to win the Trinidad Road March Competition, in 1977 with her song Tempo.

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Precious

Disambiguition: there are actually at least five bands named Precious: 01. An 80's darkwave electronica project. 02. A girl group from the UK. Louise Rose, Anya Lahiri, Jenny Frost, Kalli Clark-Stemberg and Sophie McDonnell make up the girl group Precious. Precious represented the United Kingdom in the 1999 Eurovision Song with the song 'Say It Again' and came 12th. This song entered the UK top 40 at number 6.

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Kitchener

Kitchener was a punk band from Manchester, UK releasing an EP on Flat Earth records and numerous compilation tracks. The band originated as Stalemate, changed it's line-up and name to Bodybag, changed it's line-up and name to Kitchener. "Kitchener" may also refer to Trinidadian Calypso artist Lord Kitchener.

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Arrow

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Alphonsus Celestine Edmund Cassell MBE (born November 16, 1954 died September 16, 2010) is a soca musician who performs under the stage name Arrow. Born on the island of Montserrat in the West Indies, one of his most well-known songs is Hot Hot Hot (resung by David Johansen in his Buster Poindexter alter ego). Although native to Montserrat, Arrow attributes his success to his time in Antigua and time spent with Antiguan bands such as Burning Flames. (2)

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Machel Montano

Machel Montano (born November 1974) in Trinidad and Tobago) is a soca singer, record producer and songwriter based in the Caribbean. He is the frontman of the immensely popular soca band Xtatik, and is noted for his high energy, fast-paced, and often unpredictable on-stage performances. During his his career, which spans over 25 years, he has recorded several songs alongside many of Caribbean music's most popular acts, such as Alison Hinds, Beenie Man, Calypso Rose, Burning Flames, Drupatee, Red Rat, Shaggy, Sparrow, Denise Belfon, Destra, Wyclef Jean, Vybz Kartel, G-Unit, Black Stalin, Mr.

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Zan

ZAN is a Jpop group that specializes in instruments.
They are under the label RhythmZone(part of Avex).
The group consisted of 3 members:
Sunagawa Norikazu,
Kominato Akihisa,
and Ichikawa Shin. The leader Sunagawa passed away on April 2006, ZAN is currently a 2 man group. official site

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