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Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927 in New York, New York, United States) is an African-American musician, actor and social activist of Jamaican ancestry. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style in the 1950s. Belafonte is perhaps best known for singing the "Banana Boat Song", with its signature lyric "Day-O". Throughout his career, he has been an advocate for civil rights and humanitarian causes. In recent years (as of 2006), he has been a vocal critic of the policies of the Bush Administration....

Shower was formed in Estonia in 1989 after the dissolution of Varaan, a heavy metal band lead by Tamur Marjasoo. The power trio's debut demo "Brain Piracy" (1990) has undoubtedly been a big influence for a generation of Estonian metal bands. They disbanded in 2001 but are since reformed (2007) and are currently semi-active, having re-released their two first albums "Brain Piracy" (1990) and "Humiliator" (1992) in the December 2007 and playing occasional gigs. Their current lineup is: * Tamur Marjasoo - Vocals, Guitar * Mart Karu - Guitar (Decease, Echosilence; also did session work for Shower in 2000) *...

Heavily influenced by the Canterbury prog rock scene in England, However was formed in 1978 in the United States. The quartet consisted of Peter Princiotto (vocals, bass, guitar, piano), Bill Kotapish (guitar, bass), Bobby Read (sax, flute, clarinet, keyboard), and Joe Princiotto (drums, percussion). The band released Suden Dusk in 1981, which displayed their experimental brand of symphonic, jazzy progressive music with several time shifts and stylistic changes. They released Calling four years later. Although the album continued in the same musical vein as its predecessor, it had a glossier production and was recorded with a female vocalist. The group's...

"Harry Shotta's my favourite MC right now..." Rodney P If success is rewarded by hunger and hard work then it will come as no surprise that Harry Shotta is now recognized as one of the most gifted and versatile MC’s in the UK. An invitation from life long friend MC Funsta to join him on the Drum N Bass stage at the Notting Hill Carnival led to a whole batch of DNB P.A’s and radio appearances. As an MC who has paid his dues in the world of Hip Hop Harry Shotta had been working on tracks with Skibadee, one...

Harry Edward Nilsson III (born June 15, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York - died January 15, 1994), usually credited as simply Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter with a three octave vocal range. He won Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Male Vocal Performance for "Everybody's Talkin'" (1970) and "Without You" (1973), also his two biggest hits. Although both the aforementioned songs were composed by others, he was a talented songwriter in his own right, having written "One", a hit single for Three Dog Night. His early offerings are oft compared to The Beatles' psychedelic period; indeed, The Beatles were themselves outspoken...