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AaRON - France Website
More than 200.000 Albums sold in France alone! *** With their mixture of Electro-Blues and Nouvelle Chanson, AaRON are currently on the same track as French artists such as AIR or DAFT PUNK.
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ALEX CUBA - Canada / Cuba Website
The cuban version of Lenny Kravitz excites audiences with his special mix of Soul, Pop, Rock and Latin. Sold-out tours, numerous awards and collaborations with artists such as Ron Sexsmith and Jason Mraz speak for itself.
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BOSSARENOVA TRIO - Brazil/Germany Website
The Trio around Grand Dame Paula Morelenbaum, with trumpet ace Joo Kraus & pianist Ralf Schmid already showed off their skills in whisking away the cobwebs from Bossa Nova and restoring it with the help of the SWR Big Band in 2009.
World class Bossa Nova!
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CHARLES PASI - France Website
„Charles Pasi triumphs with his craggy voice and the exceptional talent at the harmonica... this young man of 27 years definitely will make a name for himself."
Libération
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ENZO AVITABILE - Italy Website
Enzo Avitabile's sound combines World Music, Jazz and Funk influences with heavy percussion on wooden barrels and ancient southern Italian vocal styles. He was nominated for the BBC Radio Awards 2006 and has already worked with superstars such as Tina Turner, James Brown or Randy Crawford.
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HOLLY WILLIAMS - USA Website
Growing up with the country music of her famous grandfather Hank Williams from Nashville/Tennessee, Holly created an excellent debut album combining her skills as a singer/songwriter with alternative folk influences and a remarkable voice.
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KITTY HOFF - Germany Website
“La Hoff” combines her deep and cunning lyrics with an inventive mix of Bossa Nova, Jazz, Pop and Swing and is said to be the most promising artist of the German Chanson scene. Laureate of renowned “Lale-Andersen-Award 2008”. New album (EMI/Blue Note Germany) and tour in 2009!
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LES BOUKAKES - France/Algeria
The new generation of modern Rai is young, explosive and powerful. Les Boukakes performed an excellent show at WOMEX 2005 in Newcastle and convinced with a fabulous bandleader. Recently, they could be witnessed at such big festivals as Sziget (Budapest) or Masala Weltbeat Festival (Hannover).
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MARIZA - Portugal Website
Fado-superstar Mariza won the Golden Globe Award 2005 and sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. She has it all - charisma, stunning looks, a voice to die for and shows that deal in musical passion and drama. In 2011 her new album "Fado Tradicional" was released.
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MELINGO - Argentina Website
Daniel Melingo describes his music as "prototango". Tom Waits, Paolo Conte and Nick Cave come to mind when you listen to him, and his songs conjure up daydreams and images from films and adventure novels.
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NADEAH - Australia / France Website
On stage, Nadéah seems to live out her motto: “Whatever happens, make something good of it”.
Along with her 5-star formation, she is now raring to go and set ablaze every stage she treads, and between two tracks, whether explosive or moving, she’ll reveal her outlook on life.
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PAULA MORELENBAUM - Brazil Website
Paula Morelenbaum is the Grande Dame of Bossa Nova, a charismatic radiant star in the firmament of world music. She is considered to have achieved icon status after touring the world with Antonio Carlos Jobim's band, the legendary Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum.
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ROSANNE CASH - USA Website
With her latest hit record “The List”, singer and songwriter Rosanne Cash gathered the heritage of her departed father Johnny Cash and successfully showed her deep connection to the world famous country god.
In 2011 Rosanne Cash´s eventful solo career is going to advance.
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SOPHIE HUNGER - Switzerland Website
!Pop-sensation made in Switzerland!
Sophie Hunger’s new album “1983” was released in the spring of 2010 and is followed by a European-wide tour in which she will once again head out for unchartered territory.
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SPOKFREVO ORQUESTRA - Brazil Website
The SpokFrevo Orquestra are after all, well capable of setting fire to an audience on various levels. Their version of the Frevo, the sound of Recife's Carnival, may be fueled by warp-speed percussion rolls and mesmerising brass riffs.
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VOCAL SAMPLING - Cuba Website
Grammy tagged and named one of the best a-cappella bands worldwide the six Cuban singers of Vocal Sampling produce all the sounds with their hands and mouths. It feels like a complete salsa-band. Instruments are overrated...
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AKLI D - Algeria
One of the most charismatic faces of World Music and voice of a whole generation. His latest album 'Ma Yela' was produced by Manu Chao and with his mixture of folk, gypsy-jazz and Chaâbi music Akli D. is sure to provide an unforgettable live experience. New album in 2012!
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AMADOU AND MARIAM - Mali Website
Grammy nominated 2006! *** Double BBC Radio Award Winner 2006
Following their collaborations with Manu Chao and Herbert Groenemeyer Amadou & Maria again worked with well-known artists such as Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) on their new album and graced the stage at several festivals in 2008.
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CAMILLE O'SULLIVAN - Ireland Website
The multi-award winning singer and performer Camille O’Sullivan enthrals with an inimitable stage presence and a great flair for theatricality. Internationally she made a name for herself with interpretations of tracks from renowned artists such as Jacques Brel, Edith Piaf or Nina Simone.
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COLIN MOORE - Canada Website
Colin Moore is probably one of the most interesting newcomers to emerge from Canada in years. His raspy voice and intense song writing style may not give away his punk rock roots, but his energy as a live performer definitely does!
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GOCOO - Japan Website
A sensational and energetic Taiko power performance celebrated mainly by female drummers attracted not only world wide festival organizers but also a huge number of fans in recent years. Their stage performance and live power is incomparable!
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JEHRO - France Website
“The Troubadour with the angelic voice” has already topped the French and British as well as the itunes World Music charts. After returning from his successful US tour with Sean Jorge he enchanted European festival visitors through the years. New album in 2011!
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KROKE - Poland Website
A band who works with such renowned artists as Nigel Kennedy or Peter Gabriel and draws the attention of Steven Spielberg necessarily must be something special indeed. Klezmer with modern influences - visitors of their concerts already know: this band simply refuses to stagnate musically.
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MALENE MORTENSEN - Denmark Website
Regardless of her young age, the 29-year-old Jazz singer from Denmark enchants the audience with an intensive and powerful voice. Her stage presence is also quite impressing, which makes her one of the hottest jazz-singers of her generation.
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MARK BERUBE - Canada Website
Mark Berube is an extremly high skilled musician, arranging filed and sophisticated pictures of sound. His versatile indie-chamberfolk stands for intensity and heart.
Release GAS: "June In Siberia" in autumn 2012!
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MICK FLANNERY - Ireland Website
Enthralling stories, ingeniously told; Mick Flannery just knows what an
outstanding song needs, which makes him not only an one-of-a-kind
songwriter, but a fascinating story-teller as well. His emotional and yet
honest songs are platinum-selling in Ireland and will captivate every
audience.
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NIGEL KENNEDY & KROKE - Great Britain / Poland Website
The joy in consistent transgression of musical boundaries establishes the core of a cooperation between world famous British violin punk Nigel Kennedy and the Polish Klezmer-trio Kroke.
Their awe-inspiring live shows will astonish their audiences again in 2011.
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RODRIGO LEAO - Portugal Website
With Madredeus he rose to international fame, featuring in Wim Wenders’ movie Lisbon Story. Today Leão is one of the most important and best-selling composers in Spain and Portugal, frequently playing sold-out concerts in venues as big as the Colloseums of Lisboa and Porto.
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SARA TAVARES - Portugal Website
The sound of Sara Tavares' "Contemporary African Popmusic" is gentle, full of emotion, elegant and very rhythmic. As "Portugal's Whitney Houston", the Portuguese-Capverdean singer had already reached stardom at the age of 16 and has matured continuously since. Pure heaven!
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SOUAD MASSI - Algeria/France Website
As the new shooting star of the world music scene Souad presented her new album "Mesk Elil" - an irresistible mix of beautiful melodies, lyrics, arrangements and styles that fascinated her audience in 2005. She was awarded with the "Les Victoires de la Musique 2006".
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THE PUPPINI SISTERS - UK Website
"Vintage Swing Pop" with a twist. 40's classics such as "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" but also songs like "Panic" by The Smiths or "Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush find their way onto "Betcha Bottom Dollar" reaching the top twenty of the official UK album charts.
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ZAZ - France Website
"Rumor has swelled in recent weeks: Zaz is a sacred voice, and she will be the revelation of the summer!"
Telerama
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