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Little Sister

There are several bands with the name Little Sister 1. An American all-female vocal harmony group, which served primarily as the background vocalists for the influential rock/funk band Sly & the Family Stone in concert and on record. Little Sister was comprised of Vet Stone (Sly Stone's "little sister"), Mary McCreary, and Elva Mouton, and became a recording act of its own for a brief period in 1970-1971. 2. Norwegian band (members: Gundersen, Hans Petter;

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Nate Maingard

"Think the kind of effect a Nathaniel Rateliff and Bon Iver collaboration might have..."
- The Tudor, Aficionado (Jun 14, 2011) "Somewhere between Radiohead and a more intellectual Jack Johnson"
- Mike Smith, LMG Cape Town is the city of cold surf, rugged mountains, raw creativity and thus, not surprisingly, Nate Maingard. A self-taught musician, Nate has been playing guitar for over ten years and singing his whole life, from teenage gigs around the mother city to busking his way through the UK.

Read more about Nate Maingard on Last.fm.

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Zola

There are at least 2 artists/bands called Zola:
1. a south african musician; 2. a spanish indie pop sextet from Barcelona. 3 a British math pop group
1.Bonginkosi Dlamini, aka Zola, is a South African poet, actor, and kwaito musician. He also presents Zola 7, a television show named for him, on SABC 1.
Born in the Soweto ghettos of Johannesburg, South Africa, Dlamini spent his formative years in one of the roughest and notorious ghettos around, Zola, hence his name. Unemployment, alcoholism, and single parent families are the norm in Zola.

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Puck

PUCK are a five piece indie-rock band from Hertford/London. Fronted by AmyJay, the band are well known on the unsigned circuit. Releasing their debut EP in May 2007, PUCK have had an amazing response to their music from press and fans alike. With catchy, rockin’ tunes, exceptional talent and energetic, exciting shows, this band has been tipped for sure success. But don’t take their word for it…

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Heathens

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) Hardcore from Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Name was Heathen before, changed to Heathens.
7" on Thrashed records in '08. LP "II" released in Jan 2011 via Last Anthem Records.
2) Black metal from Cape Town, South Africa
Unholy, blasphemies in the vein of Aura Noir, Venom and Darkthrone, formed in late 2009.
Featuring the vocalist from The Horror Cast. Name changed to Wildernessking with the release of the debut full-length in 2011.

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Josie Field

In four short years, Josie Field has come to occupy that space in the music scene reserved for artists whose radio and commercial success is almost accidental to the pursuit of their own artistic vision. Starting with her captivating debut, 2006’s ‘Mercury’, and continuing two years later with her intimately personal second album ‘Leyland’, Field has straddled the barrier between popularity and critical acclaim; as at ease playing support for UK Adult Contemporary artist James Blunt as singing her songs in small...

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Chris Letcher

Chris Letcher is a singer-songwriter and film composer based in London. Frieze, his international debut release offers a combination of artistic depth, solid and accessible hooks and quirky originality. The album was the 6th most downloaded album on the US Emusic.com in November 2007. Frieze is currently number one in Commercial Alternative and Progressive Rock Chart US e-music chart and has been receiving rave reviews around the world. The first single from the album, ‘Deep Frieze’, was playlisted on over 100 radio stations and spent three weeks in the national US college radio top 30.

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