Who has never enjoyed the frenzy of a brass band? No marriage without a brass band in India! In 1757, during colonization, the British brought brass instruments to India and the native population grew to love these alien instruments. Since independence in 1947 till today, the trumpets, trombones, clarinets, bass drums, snare drums and cymbals

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Gheorghe Zamfir

Folk

Gheorghe Zamfir – The “King of the Pan Flute” again conquers the European stages His success story provides big headlines and record statistics: Over 200 albums and CDs released, over 40 million recordings sold, 90 gold and platinum records, countless awards, numerous tours on all five continents. Maestro Zamfir What reads like the biography of

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Bootsy Collins

Funk

Bootsy (born William Collins, October 26, 1951, Cincinnati) is one of the all-time great funk and R&B bassists/singer/bandleader. He formed his first group, the Pacesetters, in 1968, featuring Phelps “Catfish” Collins (his brother; guitar), Frankie “Kash” Waddy (drums), and Philippe Wynne (later of The Spinners fame). From 1969 to 1971, the group functioned as James

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Iba Mahr

Dub / Reggae

Iba Mahr, the young sensation for authentic Jamaican reggae/ lover’s rock genre. Born January 21, he was given the name Mario Greaves at birth but has emerged with strong African culture, thus granted the name by friends, Iba MaHr, ‘Iba’ an African name, meaning Humble and Calm while ‘MaHr’ is really an acronym, meaning Mario

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ALPHA BLONDY

Dub / Reggae

ALPHA BLONDY “VISION” It has been a little over three years since we last received recording news from Alpha Blondy. Naturally, the man who put Ivory Coast on the reggae map by proving the genre was not exclusive to Jamaica has continued to tour the world with his band, Solar System. On the record front

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The Temptations rev feat Dennis Edwards

Soul

Dennis Edwards – Born February 3, 1943 in Birmingham, Alabama to Reverend and Mrs. Dennis Edwards Sr., he began singing as a toddler, just two years old, in his fathers’ church.

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Royal Moscow Ballet

Showact

“The Royal Moscow Ballet” was founded in 1997 as the choreography of the day demanded new repertoires.

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Gramps Morgan

Dub / Reggae

Roy Morgan, a member of the internationally renowned reggae group, Morgan Heritage, was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts with his parents and 29 other siblings. Gramps is one of the legendary Denroy Morgan’s seventeen sons and was affectionately given the name “Grampa” on the day of his birth by an

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