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Referred to as an "ethnomusicianthropologist" Chuck Jonkey has produced and published over 75 Cds of exotic music as well as producing several TV shows and documentaries. He is the owner of his own Sonis Safari Music record label and travels around the world recording music influenced by his travls deep into the Amazon, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Thailand, Peru and Mexico. Chuck's travels have also taken him to West Africa, Polynesia, Russia, China, Ukraine, India and many other countries. .

"You have to make music as if you are living alone on a desert island.” If one listens to her album, Mmmmm, one will hear a combination of different styles: jazz, hiphop, close harmony and pop. “As soon as I’ve made a beat and hear the chords, I grab my guitar and make a melody,” says Roos about the process behind her singular songs. She improvises a lot and by always using different instruments seeks the right sound -- whatever that might be. Her texts are very personal, imaginative, light-footed and filled with double meanings. She sings, plays piano, guitar,...