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Artist: The Soul Immigrants
Artist: Filthee Immigrants
Artist: Wicked Immigrant
Artist: Lost Immigrants
Artist: Immigrant Suns
Artist: Illegal Immigrant
Artist: The Immigrants Checkpoint
Artist: Bremen Immigrant Orchestra
Artist: Immigrant's Bossa Band
Artist: Max Epstein
Max Epstein grew up in a Jewish immigrant home where Klezmer music was the soundtrack of his family's existence, and together with his brother he has made a career of revitalizing and popularizing this Old World sound for a New World audience. ~ Leon Jackson, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Pitbull
When the Southern-flavored party rap called crunk took over urban radio in 2004, Miami rapper Pitbull decided it was time to seek stardom. The way Pitbull sees it, "crunk ain't nothin' but bass music slowed down." Miami bass music that is, the kind Pitbull grew up on. His parents were first-generation Cuban immigrants who didn't let their son... [+] Read More
Artist: John Lennon
Out of all the Beatles, John Lennon had the most interesting -- and frustrating -- solo career. Lennon was capable of inspired, brutally honest confessional songwriting and melodic songcraft; he also had a tendency to rest on his laurels, churning out straight-ahead rock & roll without much care. But the extremes, both in his music and his life,... [+] Read More
Artist: Francesca Cezan
Francesca Cezan is one of Latin music's most promising young vocalists. With producer/composer Jorge Luis Piloto overseeing her in the studio, Cezan emerged with a powerful Latin pop-rock album, Alma en Libertad, in 2000. The daughter of Dominican immigrants, Cezan was born in New York and her talents as a vocalist were obvious from a young age.... [+] Read More
Artist: Adrianus
Singer Adrián Pieragostino was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1971 from a family of Italian immigrants. At the age of 16, Adrianus started playing guitar and singing, attending the Venezuelan Music Conservatory to improve his skills. In 1994, the artist joined a band called los Fantasmas del Caribe. While living in California, Adrianus released... [+] Read More
Artist: A. Davis
Polish immigrants to the United States sometimes concocted American sounding surnames in order to "fit in," yet is doubtful this has anything to do with some of the credits on an album entitled Paparazzi released by the Polish band De Mono in the late '90s. An A. Davis is credited with contributing "chorki," as is an L. Shaw. Others whose name... [+] Read More
Artist: Judy Dunaway
From rural Missisippi, Dunaway uses balloons, bottle brushes, and standard instruments for songs about monsters, nudity, death, and immigration. Her songs range in style from rock to salsa to country to blues to noise, suspended over irregular rhythms and forms that often incorporate free improvisation. This is experimental but not at all... [+] Read More
Artist: The Blue Diamonds
The Blue Diamonds, the duo of Dutch immigrant brothers Rudy de Wolff (b.1941 05 12, Indonesia) and Riem de Wolff (b.1943 04 15, Indonesia) scored a pop singles chart entry in 1960 with "Ramona," which had been a hit for Gene Austin and Paul Whiteman in 1928. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Lazo
Lazo was born in Castle Bruce, Dominica, but in 1980 he immigrated to Canada. Playing guitar, bass and keyboards (plus singing, writing, producing and arranging) with local zouk, reggae and calypso bands, he hit the bigtime and began to play with reggae greats such as the Wailers, Sly & Robbie and Maxi Priest. His first album, Impetus, earned... [+] Read More
Artist: BavaRio
At the beginning of the century, German immigrants brought their Bavarian folk sounds to Brazil where they blended them with the local samba rhythms. A century later, BavaRio brought the sound back to Europe to offer of an eclectic fusion of mountain and Latin dance music. Munich-based BavaRio mix not only sounds, but also instruments. Their... [+] Read More
Artist: Glen Scott
Singer/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Glen Scott was born in London in 1973 to Jamaican immigrants, and began playing organ in his father's church at age nine. He gradually branched out into R&B, funk, pop, and jazz, and gigged around London performing solo versions of original material. Eventually, Scott landed a deal with Sony, which issued... [+] Read More
Artist: Carlos Varela
The son of Spanish immigrants, Cuban-born singer/songwriter Carlos Varela started composing in 1978. Two years later, he joined La Nueva Trova, a local movement led by Silvio Rodriguez and Pablo Milanes. Carlos Varela graduated from the Cuban Art Institute ISA with an acting degree. He recorded his first album, Jalisco Park, in 1989, which was... [+] Read More
Artist: Cheb Kader
The musical traditions of Algeria are fused with modern influences by Algeria-born and France-based vocalist Cheb Kader. Respectfully known as "the prince of rai," Kader uses music as a vehicle for examining the role of women and artists in modern society and the problems caused by immigration. Born in Oran, Algeria to Moroccan parents, Kader... [+] Read More
Artist: Gaelic Storm
Even before releasing an LP, the Santa Monica, California-based Celtic group Gaelic Storm -- vocalist/accordionist Patrick Murphy, bodhran player Steve Wehmeyer, guitarist/mandolinist Steve Twigger, fiddler Samantha Hunt and djembe player Shep Lonsdale -- left an impression on audiences worldwide through their appearance as the "steerage band"... [+] Read More
Artist: The Miracle of 86
New York's Miracle of 86 (named after the miracle" Mets baseball team of 1986) is comprised of Kevin Devine (vocals/guitar), Mike Robertson (guitar), Chris McAllen (bass) and Mike Skinner (drums, formerly of Sidedoor Johnnies). Following a contribution to Deep Elm records' 1998 Emo Diaries Vol. 2 compilation, the band released its first record... [+] Read More
Artist: Susheela Raman
Susheela Raman hails from the movement of immigrant and second-generation musicians from the Indian subcontinent based in Britain, who perform a fusion of traditional and classical forms from their homeland with contemporary beats and dancehall tracks from Western Europe. Raman was born to immigrant parents in London in 1973, and her family soon... [+] Read More
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