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Safri Duo is a Danish percussion duo composed of Uffe Savery (born April 5, 1966) and Morten Friis (born August 21, 1968).

Initially classically oriented, by 1999 they were discovered by a label executive working on classical music. After being signed, a track mixing both tribal sound and modern electronica was set to be released in 2000. The result was the popular "Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)", that became one of the most popular songs in Europe that year.
Discography
* 1990 - Turn Up Volume
* 1995 - Works For Percussion
* 1995 - Lutoslawski, Bartók, Helweg
* 1995 - Percussion Transcriptions
* 1996 - Goldrush
* 1998 - Bach To The Future
* 2002 - Episode II
* 2002 - Episode II - The Remix Edition
* 2003 - Safri Duo 3.0
* 2004 - Safri Duo 3.5 - International Version
* 2008 - Origins

Robert Anthony Plant CBE (born 20 August 1948), is an English rock singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the former rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist and lyricist, as well as for his successful solo career. He recently released an album, Raising Sand, produced by T-Bone Burnett with American bluegrass soprano Alison Krauss, which won the 2009 Grammy Award for Album of the Year for their 2007 effort.
Solo discography
Albums
Solo studio albums
* 1982 - Pictures at Eleven
* 1983 - The Principle of Moments
* 1985 - Shaken 'n' Stirred
* 1988 - Now and Zen
* 1990 - Manic Nirvana
* 1993 - Fate of Nations
* 2002 - Dreamland
* 2005 - Mighty ReArranger

Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, perhaps best known for his partnership with Art Garfunkel in the duo Simon & Garfunkel. In 2006, Time magazine called him one of the 100 "people who shape our world."

As of 2007, he resides in New Canaan, Connecticut. imon has been married three times. His first marriage was to Peggy Harper; they were married in late autumn 1969. They had a son, Harper Simon, in 1972. They divorced in 1975. The song "Train in the Distance," from Simon's 1983 album, is about this relationship. Simon's 1972 song "Run That Body Down," from his debut solo album, casually mentions both himself and his then-wife ("Peg") by name. His second marriage was to actress and author Carrie Fisher to whom he proposed after a New York Yankees game. (The song "Hearts and Bones" was written about this relationship.) He married folk singer Edie Brickell on May 30, 1992. They have three children together.
Work on Broadway
* Rock 'N Roll! The First 5,000 Years (1982) - revue - featured songwriter for Mrs. Robinson
* Asinamali! (1987) - play - co-producer
* Mike Nichols and Elaine May: Together Again on Broadway (1992) - concert - performer
* The Capeman (1998) - composer, co-lyricist and music arranger - Tony Nomination for Best Original Score
* The Graduate (2002) - play - featured songwriter
Studio albums
* 1965 - The Paul Simon Songbook
* 1972 - Paul Simon
* 1973 - There Goes Rhymin' Simon
* 1975 - Still Crazy After All These Years
* 1980 - One Trick Pony
* 1983 - Hearts and Bones
* 1986 - Graceland
* 1990 - The Rhythm of the Saints
* 1997 - Songs from The Capeman
* 2000 - You're the One
* 2006 - Surprise

Mike Oldfield (born Michael Gordon Oldfield, 15 May 1953, Reading, Berkshire) is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age and more recently dance.

His music is often elaborate and complex in nature. He is best known for his hit 1973 album Tubular Bells, which broke new ground as an instrumental concept album and launched Virgin Records, and for his 1983 hit single "Moonlight Shadow". He is also well known for his hit rendition of the Christmas piece, "In Dulci Jubilo". Oldfield's parents are Maureen and Raymond Oldfield, a nurse and general practitioner, respectively. His sister Sally and brother Terry are successful musicians in their own right and have appeared on several of his albums. Mike Oldfield was born in the Battle Hospital, Reading, Berkshire and he attended St Joseph's Convent School, Highlands Junior School in Tilehurst, St Edward's Preparatory School & Presentation College at 63 Bath Rd, Reading (now the Elvian School). When Oldfield was 13 he moved with his parents to Harold Wood where he attended Hornchurch Grammar School. He only stayed there long enough to take one GCE examination in English as he had already begun his music career.
Main albums
* 1973 - Tubular Bells
* 1974 - Hergest Ridge
* 1975 - The Orchestral Tubular Bells
* 1975 - Ommadawn
* 1978 - Incantations
* 1979 - Exposed
* 1979 - Platinum
* 1980 - QE2
* 1982 - Five Miles Out
* 1983 - Crises
* 1984 - Discovery
* 1984 - The Killing Fields
* 1987 - Islands
* 1989 - Earth Moving
* 1990 - Amarok
* 1991 - Heaven's Open
* 1992 - Tubular Bells II
* 1994 - The Songs of Distant Earth
* 1996 - Voyager
* 1998 - Tubular Bells III
* 1999 - Guitars
* 1999 - The Millennium Bell
* 2002 - Tr3s Lunas
* 2003 - Tubular Bells 2003
* 2005 - Light + Shade
* 2008 - Music of the Spheres

Manu Chao (born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on June 21, 1961 in Paris, France) is a French singer and political activist of Spanish (Galician-Basque) origin. He sings mainly in Spanish, French, English and Portuguese and occasionally in a number of other languages.

Chao began his musical career with Hot Pants, a French band that combined several musical styles and languages. The musician then founded the band Mano Negra with several friends in 1987, becoming a solo artist after it disbanded. Chao's mother was from Bilbao, in the Basque region of Biscay, Spain; his father, writer and journalist Ramón Chao, was from Galicia. They moved to Paris to escape Francisco Franco's dictatorship Manu's grandfather had been sentenced to death. Shortly after Manu's birth, the Chao family moved to the outlying suburbs of Paris, and Manu spent most of his childhood in Boulogne-Billancourt and Sèvres. While growing up he was around many artists and intellectuals, most of whom were his father's acquaintances. Chao cites much of his childhood experience as inspiration for some songs.
Early years and Mano Negra
Heavily influenced by the UK rock scene, particularly The Clash, The Jam and Dr. Feelgood, Chao and other musicians formed the Spanish/English rockabilly group Hot Pants in the mid-1980s. The group released a demo entitled "Mala Vida" in 1984, which received plenty of local critical praise but otherwise gained them little attention. By the time the group released their first album in 1986 the Parisian alternative music scene had taken flight, and Manu, his brother Antoine Chao, and friends such as Alain from Les Wampas formed Los Carayos to incorporate this sound with the rockabilly and punk styles of Hot Pants. Los Carayos remained a side project of the artists for eight years, releasing three albums in the first two years followed by a final album in 1994.
Solo years with Radio Bemba
After arriving in Madrid, Chao and other band mates from Mano Negra formed a new group, Radio Bemba Sound System (named for the communication system used in the Sierra Maestra by the Castro- and Guevara-led rebels in the Cuban Revolution), featuring groups from diverse backgrounds, such as Mexican Tijuana No!, Brazilian Skank, and Argentinian Todos Tus Muertos. The goal was to replicate the sound of street music and bar scenes from a variety of cultures; to that end, Chao and the group spent several years travelling throughout South and Central America, recording new music as they went. The resulting music differed drastically from Mano Negra; the songs were primarily sung in Spanish with far fewer French tracks and the musical style had shifted from punk and alternative styles to the street vibe Chao was aiming for. The songs were collectively released as Clandestino in 1998, under Manu Chao's own name. Though not an instant success, the album gained a steady following in France with hits such as "Bongo Bong" and "Clandestino", and the album eventually earned the Best World Music Album award in 1999's Victoires de la Musique awards. It sold in excess of 5 million copies.
Discography
* Clandestino (Virgin, 1998)
* Próxima Estación: Esperanza (Virgin, 2001)
* Sibérie m'était contéee (Virgin, 2004)
* La Radiolina (Because/Nacional, 2007)
* Estación México (Live in Mexico,2008; Sell only MEX )

Leonard Norman Cohen, CC, GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Montreal, Canada) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often deals with the exploration of religion, isolation, sexuality and complex interpersonal relationships.

Cohen's earliest songs (many of which appeared on the 1967 album, Songs of Leonard Cohen) were rooted in European folk music. In the 1970s, his music encompassed pop, cabaret and world music. Since the 1980s his high baritone voice has evolved into lower registers (bass baritone and bass), with accompaniment from electronic synthesizers and female backing singers. Over one thousand renditions of Cohen's songs have been recorded. He has been inducted into both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and is also a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. While giving the speech at his induction into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10, 2008, Lou Reed described Cohen as in the "highest and most influential echelon of songwriters."
Titles and honours
* In 1968, Cohen refused a Governor General's Award for Selected Poems 1956–1968.
* In 1991, Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
* In 1993, Cohen won the Juno Award for Male Vocalist of the Year.
* In 1994, Cohen won another Juno Award this time for Songwriter of the Year.
* In 1996, he was ordained a Rinzai Buddhist monk.
* In 2001, Cohen was awarded a SNEP Award for more than 100,000 copies sold of Ten New Songs in France.
* In 2003, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour.
* In 2004, Beautiful Losers was chosen for inclusion in Canada Reads 2005. It was selected and originally to be championed by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright; however, tour commitments meant that Wainwright had to be replaced by singer Molly Johnson.
* In 2006, Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
* In 2007, Cohen received a Grammy for Album of the Year as a featured artist on Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters.
* In 2008, Cohen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
* In June 2008 he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
Studio albums
* Songs of Leonard Cohen
* Songs from a Room
* Songs of Love and Hate
* New Skin for the Old Ceremony
* Death of a Ladies' Man
* Recent Songs
* Various Positions
* I'm Your Man
* The Future
* Ten New Songs
* Dear Heather
Books
* Let Us Compare Mythologies (poetry) 1956
* The Spice-Box of Earth (poetry) 1961
* The Favourite Game (novel) 1963
* Flowers for Hitler (poetry) 1964
* Beautiful Losers (novel) 1966
* Parasites of Heaven (poetry) 1966
* Selected Poems 1956–1968 (poetry) 1968
* The Energy of Slaves (poetry) 1972
* Death of a Lady's Man (poetry and prose) 1978
* Book of Mercy (prose, poetry, psalms) 1984
* Stranger Music (selected poems and songs) 1993
* Book of Longing (poetry, prose, drawings) 2006

Artemios (Demis) Ventouris Roussos (born June 15, 1946) is a Greek singer. He was born in Egypt to ethnic Greek parents George and Olga (Engineer Yorgos Roussos), and raised in Alexandria.

His parents lost everything and moved to Greece after the Suez Crisis. After settling in Greece, Demis participated in a series of musical groups beginning with The Idols when he was 17. After this he joined We Five (not the San Francisco, California folk-rock group), another covers band which had limited success in Greece. He came to a wider audience in 1968 when he joined progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, initially as singer but later also playing bass guitar. His distinctive operatic vocal style helped propel the band to international success, notably on their final album 666, which became something of a cult classic.
Solo
* On the Greek side of my mind (1971)
* Forever and ever (1973)
* My only fascination (1974)
* Auf Wiederseh'n (1974)
* Souvenirs (1975)
* Happy to be (1976)
* Die Nacht und der Wein (1976)
* Kyrila (1977)
* The Demis Roussos magic (1977)
* Ainsi soit-il (1977)
* Los super 2 LP (1977)
* Demis Roussos(1978)
* Universum (1979)
* Man of the world (1980)
* Roussos live! (1980)
* Demis (1982)
* Attitudes (1982)
* Reflection (1984)
* Senza tempo( 1985)
* Greater love (1986)
* The story of... (1987)
* Come all ye faithful (1987)
* Le grec (1988)
* Time (1988)
* Voice and vision (1989)
* Insight (also called Morning has Broken) (1993)
* Demis Roussos in Holland (1995)
* Immortel (1995)
* Serenade (1996)
* Mon île (1997)
* Auf meinen Wegen (2000)
* Live in Brazil (2006)
* (ohne Titel) (Mai 2009)

Dead Can Dance is a band composed of Lisa Gerrard (contralto), and Brendan Perry (baritone). Formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1981 and initially based there, it disbanded in 1998 but reunited temporarily for a world tour in 2005.

The Dead Can Dance catalog was remastered by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab and released in 2008 by 4AD. Initially on hybrid stereo SACDs with a regular CD release to follow in late 2008. This reissue series includes all eight albums and the Garden of the Arcane Delights EP.
Albums
* Dead Can Dance (1984)
* Spleen and Ideal (1985)
* Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (1987)
* The Serpent's Egg (1988)
* Aion (1990)
* Into the Labyrinth (1993)
* Toward the Within (1994)
* Spiritchaser (1996)

Chumbawamba are an English band who began their career playing anarcho-punk, but over a 25-year career have gone on to play music ranging from pop-influenced dance music, a cappella/choral music and world music to acoustic folk music.

The band are best known for their song "Tubthumping", but also for "Enough is Enough" (with MC Fusion), "Timebomb", "Top Of The World (Ole, Ole, Ole)", "On eBay", "Jacob's Ladder (Not in my Name)" and, most recently, "Add Me". They are originally influenced by anarchist politics and an irreverent attitude to authority, touching on issues such as domestic violence, religion, racism, fascism, war, homosexuality, pop culture, resistance, working class rights, and consumerism.

Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2.1 million as of 2007. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's coastline with the Mediterranean sea,

It serves as the country's largest and main seaport and also forms the Beirut District area, which consists of the city and its suburbs. The first mention of this metropolis is found in the ancient Egyptian Tell el Amarna letters, dating to the 15th century BC, and the city has been continuously inhabited over the centuries since.
Albums
* The Joys of Losing Weight (unreleased) (under the name "Real People")
* Gulag Orkestar (May 9, 2006)
* The Flying Club Cup (October 9, 2007)
EPs
* Lon Gisland (January 30, 2007)
* Pompeii EP (February 28, 2007)
* Elephant Gun EP (June 25, 2007)
* March of the Zapotec/Holland EP (February 16, 2009 - Unofficially released onto iTunes on January 27) #87 US

Alain Souchon (born Alain Kienast on May 27, 1944, Casablanca, Morocco) is a French singer, songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films.

Souchon's biggest hit "Foule sentimentale" from 1995's million-selling C'est déja ça. At the 20th anniversary of the Victoires de la Musique in 1995, Alain Souchon received the award for best "Chanson Originale" for his song "Foule Sentimentale." In 1996, he received the "le Prix Vincent Scotto" award given by the SACEM (Societe des Auteurs Compositeurs) for his song "Sous les Jupes des Filles". Souchon returned in 2005 with the hugely successful album La vie Théodore which contained the hit single "...Et si en plus y'a personne".