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Artist: Bobi Céspedes
An ordained Yoruba priestess, singer Gladys "Bobi" Céspedes was born in Cuba, but has lived in the U.S. since emigrating in 1959. She currently lives in San Francisco where she co-founded the progressive Latin/Cuban group Conjunto Céspedes in 1981 with her nephew Guillermo Céspedes. Her spiritually charged lyrics also inform her... [+] Read More
Artist: Bobi Serafimovski
Professional musician and multi-instrumental performerBorn in South Eastern Europe, in part of the world where different cultures, traditions, behaviors, religions and societies exists and cohabit together. Living in that type of environment, he learned to play different instruments and explored different rhythms and sounds for creation of his... [+] Read More
Artist: Boby Lapointe
Artist: Bobi Jackson
Artist: Conjunto Céspedes
Based in San Francisco, Conjunto Cespedes play Cuban son music and are led by vocalist Bobi Cespedes and her nephew, Guillermo Cespedes. The group has released Una Sola Casa as well as 1998's Flores. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Orchestra da Camera
With their dance-inspiring mix of rhumba, salsa, mambo, songo, son and jazz, San Francisco-based Conjunto Cespedes has reached the pinnacle of Latin music. The New York Times went so far as to call them "the most important group in the flourishing West Coast Latin music scene."
Formed as a family trio, featuring brothers Gladys "Bobi" and... [+] Read More
Artist: Cipher
New York's Cipher utilize rapped, sung, and shouted vocals to spin their very radical politics over an incredibly dense and unpredictable art-metal mélange -- part hardcore, part hip-hop, part free jazz, part math-metal, and more besides. Formed in 1996, the group has toured regularly, but recorded sparsely, waiting nearly a decade to compose... [+] Read More
Artist: Reggie Calloway
From Cincinnati, OH, Reggie Calloway's father was a trumpet player, his aunt sang opera, and his uncle played keyboards. As a child, he pecked out tunes on his grandmother's piano. As a teen, Calloway began writing songs and formed his first bands. While attending Kentucky State University, he picked fellow students to form the band Midnight... [+] Read More
