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Bachir Attar is the leader of Master Musicians of Jajouka, who since 1990 have sometimes recorded under the name The Master Musicians of Jajouka feat. Bachir Attar. Attar's father, Hadj Abdesalam Attar, led the group at the time of their groundbreaking albums produced by Brian Jones and Joel Rubiner in the early 1970s. The group recorded under the shorter name Master Musicians of Jajouka on soundtracks for films including The Cell, appearances with the Rolling Stones on Steel Wheels, the second album of the group from 1974 produced by Rubiner, and the 1995 reissue of the group's first album, Brian...
Abdoujaparov, the band of Les Carter (the Unstoppable Sex Machine) Abdoujaparov's musical foundations are the joyous and shambolic influences of 1977 punk rock. The music is raucous, fast and sometimes a bit country. The lyrics are rude, tender, funny and sometimes just plain bad. So far seven EPs and two albums 'Air Oden Disco Pub' and 'Cycle Riot History Gang' have been released on Spinach Records. A compilation CD featuring tracks from the first 3 EPs was released by Pop Gun in Australia. The band has toured the UK, Germany, Australia and America. For more info visit www.abdou.co.uk for news...
Abdou Day is originally from Madagascar, an island in the Indian Ocean located in South-East Africa. Always interested in music, in 1985 he met Jimmy Cliff, who encouraged him to pursue a career. He emigrated to France in 1989 to try to break into the music business. He started out singing backgrounds in various bands. At a Marley Tribute Festival in the city of Colmar, France, he met Pato Banton (a reggae singer from Birmingham, England), and some members of Bob Marley's family. They all felt he had something worth continuing. He sings in Malagasy (the native language of Madagascar),...
Abdoulaye Diabate, Malian griot from Kela, Mali, that is known for his pure and powerful voice and magical Mandingo guitar style. for more information visit http://www.noonansmusic.com .