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X Ambassadors (also stylized XA) is an American rock band from Ithaca, New York. It currently consists of lead vocalist Sam Harris, keyboardist Casey Harris, lead guitarist Noah Feldshuh, and drummer Adam Levin. Their most notable songs include "Jungle", "Renegades", and "Unsteady". The band's debut full-length album, VHS, was released on June 30, 2015
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Featuring the "golden voice" of Salif Keita along with influential guitarists Kante Manfila and Ousmane Kouyate, bala player Keletigui Diabate, and Cheikh Tidane Seck on keyboards, Les Ambassadeurs were a legendary West African band in the 1970s and '80s, originating in Mali. With their diverse influences in traditional Manding songs, African pop, Cuban jazz, soul and rock, Les Ambassadeurs helped establish some of the brightest future talents of the Malian music scene. When political unrest forced them to leave Mali, the band later changed their name to Les Ambassadeurs Internationales. .
There are five bands with the same name:
1.) The Ambassadors is a punk/pop-punk band from Cebu, Philippines.
Current Members:
Bai Nuñez (vocals, guitars)
Joseph Agura (bass, b-vocals)
Dennis "Sua" Suarez (drums, snores)
Chris Janulgue (guitars, b-vocals)
Mark Padayao (vocals/MISSING)
Not new to the music scene, The Ambassadors proved that to exist and enjoy their place only takes patience, dedication and a whole lot of fun! With punk as the root of their lifestyle, The Ambassadors are serious and comedic. They are stoic and irreverent. They are "EXPN"; the ultimate adrenaline rush. Clean vocals mixed with crunch-guitars and choir-like backing...
The Ambassadors of Sorrow believe in the beauty of sad songs. They live somewhere wild and strange in Cornwall. Influences include traditional English folk music, doowop, beat pop and rockabilly via 1960s France. They cite their influences as tall trees, high seas, solitary windswept walks, nostalgia, and the work of Edward Gorey.
Their sound has been described by Steve Lamacq as, 'intriguing... and strangely comforting', by Mark Lamarr as 'very fine stuff', and has been played on 6 Music by Gideon Coe and Lauren Laverne. First album 'Easterly' was chosen as iTunes album of the week, & second album 'There...
A new project put together by producer Tony Buchen and Ethiopian singer and masenqo player Dereb Desalegn to faithfully record the music of 1960s-70s Ethiopian soul. Putting together a 9 piece band including a 5 piece horn section of some of the finest horn players in the Antipodes and fresh off a plane from Addis master organ and piano player Danny Seyfu, the set of 11 songs was recorded by Tony using only gear that pre dates 1970. In doing so Tony and Dereb have recreated the feel of the dusty Ethiopian soul records that have started to once again...
