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BAAD (バード) is a j-rock band formed 1992 in Japan by four members: Main Vocal - 山田恭二(Yamada Kyouji), Guitar/Vocal - 大田紳一郎(Shinichiro Ohta), Bass - 小林正道(Masamichi Kobayashi), Drums - 新井康徳(Yasunori Arai). Band had debut on February 1993 with the single "どんな時でも Hold Me Tight(Donna Toki Demo Hold Me Tight)" and quickly rose to the top. Their biggest hit came months later with the single "君が好きだと叫びたい(Kimi ga Suki da to Sakebitai)" that was used as OP theme in the anime series Slam Dunk. The main vocalist and lyricist Yamada Kyouji left the band in 1995 and was replaced by 秦秀樹(Hata Hideki) as...

There are two artists with this name; (1) a Danish world/folk/jazz trio (2) an alias for the electronic musician fred debief. (1) Bazaar was founded in 1976 by Peter Bastian (bassoon, clarinet, ocarina & percussion), Anders Koppel (Hammond organ) and Flemming Quist Møller (Percussion). Their music is inspired by traditional music of Balkan and Turkey, though they have as well roots in the free jazz of Keith Jarrett. They don’t want to be characterized by a specific genre, however they have agreed to the general term “world music”. Their concerts are known to be empathy-filled and energetic. At the beginning...

Nicolas Jaar is a Chilean-American composer and recording artist based in New York. Nicolas Jaar was born the 10th of January 1990 in New York but spent most of his childhood in Santiago de Chile, only to return to his place of birth as a teenager. Haunted by Mulatu Astatke, Erik Satie, Ezekiel Honig and Villalobos’ “Thé au Harem d’Archimède”; Nico started to make organic electronic music in 2004 at the age of 14. At 17, he debuted with "The Student EP" on Wolf + Lamb Music, with remixes by Seth Troxler and Kasper. At 18 he continued producing and...

Korpiklaani is a folk metal band from Lahti, Finland formed in 2003. Korpiklaani is the new name of the band previously called Shaman, that was formed by Jonne Järvelä who still remains the mastermind of Korpiklaani. Whilst Shaman recorded songs in the original Saami language, Korpiklaani recorded most songs in English at first, and mostly Finnish lyrics on their most recent albums. The music of Korpiklaani ranges from the violin-and-guitar paean to the Finnish god of fermentation Pellonpekko, to the "typical" themed metal Wooden Pints, to Crows Bring The Spring, which is strongly reminiscent of "Ride the Lightning" era Metallica....

Getter Jaani (born February 3, 1993 in Tallinn) is an Estonian pop singer, mostly known for being a finalist on the 3rd season of "Eesti Otsib Superstaari" (lit: Estonia is Looking for a Superstar) in 2009. She was later signed with Estonian record label Moonwalk. She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with her entry "Rockefeller Street". Getter Jaani rose to stardom at the Eesti Otsib Superstaari 2009 where she finished 4th, which lead her to the role role of Sharpay Evans in "High School Musical" in Tallinn (2010). She has also starred as herself in a popular...