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Artist: Banda Regional
Artist: Regional Barnabe
Artist: Regional Ensemble
Artist: Grupo Regional
Artist: Regional do Canhoto
The Regional do Canhoto were formed in 1950 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by Canhoto (born as Waldiro Frederico Tramontano in Rio de Janeiro, 1908). Canhoto, as his nickname attests, is a left-handed cavaquinho player with a discreet, but recognizable, personal style coined after his upward pick strokes. In spite of having a group of his own, he... [+] Read More
Artist: Region Del Bravo
Artist: Parallel Chlorophyll Regions
Artist: Evandro E Seus Regional
Artist: Seu Conjunto Regional
Artist: East Coast Regional Mass Choir
Artist: Los Bravos de la Region
Artist: George Stanford
If George Stanford ever decides he no longer wants a career in music, he can always fall back on his ability to fluff and fold—a skill he learned at the 10th Street Laundromat in South Philly.“I had a great landlord who owned the laundromat and the apartments upstairs,” he recalls. “When I wasn’t recording in my... [+] Read More
Artist: Daddy Yankee
As the urban regional style of Latin music heated up in the mid-2000s, spearheaded by the burgeoning reggaeton sound, Daddy Yankee above all led the charge, selling hundreds of thousands of CDs in the wake of his international breakthrough hit, "Gasolina." The reggaeton star enjoyed success not only throughout Latin America but also in the... [+] Read More
Artist: Three Inches of Blood
ThereÂ’s a reason fans have come to their shows wearing Viking helmets and brandishing both real and plastic swords. Born out of a love for pure metal, weaned on a diet of fantasy and mythology, 3 Inches of Blood have been slaying the infidel and defending the faith for nearly eight years. In that time, theyÂ’ve released two albums and... [+] Read More
Artist: Pink
Although she was initially viewed as yet another face in the late-'90s crowd of teen pop acts, Pink quickly showed signs of becoming one of the rare artists to transcend and outgrow the label. Born Alecia Moore on September 8, 1979, in Doylestown, PA (near Philadelphia), Pink received her nickname as a child (it had nothing to do with her later... [+] Read More
Artist: Lil Jon
Atlanta and the surrounding area had always been a hotbed for party rap and bass music throughout the '90s, and more than anyone else, Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz took these styles to the masses with a cutting-edge Dirty South attitude perfect for the burgeoning club scene of the time. The Atlanta-based rapper/producer began as a club DJ before... [+] Read More
Artist: Nelly
When Nelly first debuted nationally in summer 2000, he seemed like a novelty, but it quickly became apparent that he was, in fact, an exceptional artist, a rapper with truly universal appeal. He wasn't from the East or West Coast, and wasn't really from the Dirty South, either. Rather, Nelly was from St. Louis, a Midwestern city halfway between... [+] Read More
Artist: Rammstein
Rammstein was formed in 1993 by an assembly of factory-weary proletarians raised in East Germany. They took their name (adding an "m") from the location of a German tragedy where 80 people were hurt and killed as the result of a crash during an American Air Force flight show. The literal translation of "ram stein" is a battering ram made of... [+] Read More
Artist: Ludacris
Ludacris rode the early-2000s Dirty South explosion to widespread popularity, as his songs enjoyed an enormous embrace, mainly by urban media outlets but also MTV and pop radio. The Atlanta-based rapper went from local sensation to household name after Def Jam signed him to its Def Jam South subsidiary in 2000. In addition to connecting him with... [+] Read More
Artist: Timbaland
Timbaland ascended to the top of the rap industry in the late '90s, remarkably balancing his in-demand hitmaking abilities with his outlandish production style. Few rap producers were capable of such a balance between commerce and craft. Timbaland produced an endless list of hits, primarily for a select group of affiliates (Missy Elliott,... [+] Read More
Artist: Too Short
Born in Los Angeles, but an Oakland resident by the age of 14, Too Short was the first West Coast rap star, recording three albums on his own before he made his major-label debut with 1988's gold album Born to Mack; his next four all went platinum. Anticipating much of the later gangsta phenomenon, he restricted his lyrical themes to tales of... [+] Read More
Artist: H.I.M.
After forming in Finland in 1995, H.I.M. (or His Infernal Majesty) set out on the path of goth forebears like Sisters of Mercy and the Mission UK. Vocalist and songwriter Ville Hermanni Valo was the band's founding member, alongside bassist Migé Amour, guitarist Lily Lazer, drummer Mikka Karppinen (aka Gas Lipstick), and keyboardist Zoltan... [+] Read More
