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Gilberto Santa Rosa was born on 21 August 1962, in Puerto Rico and today is known as "El Caballero de la Salsa" (the gentleman of salsa). In 1976 he started with a group of amateurs in Puerto Rico, and his first recording was with the Mario Ortiz Orchestra. He then moved on to Orquesta La Grande, and during the two years Gilberto was with them, he met Mr. Elias Lopés who later helped mold and polish the promising young singer, releasing three recordings. In 1980, he got an important opportunity recording "Homenaje a Eddie Palmieri" with the Puerto Rico All...

Towa Tei (テイ・トウワ) is a Japanese-born DJ, who first earned notice for his production work on the Jungle Brothers' 1989 LP Done by the Forces of Nature. In 2005, Towa Tei released a new album dubbed Flash and a new single with Kylie Minogue, "Sometime Samurai", which reached number six in Japan. His best-known work in the West was as part of the post-80's NY house music trio, Deee-Lite. After the break-up of Deee-Lite in the late 90's, Towa Tei returned to Tokyo to join the burgeoning "Shibuya-kei Scene" with the likes of Pizzicato 5 and Fantastic Plastic Machine. His...

João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931 in the town of Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Brazilian musician and considered one of the creators, with Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, of bossa nova. A self-taught guitarist and singer, Gilberto moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1950 and joined the vocal group Garotos da Lua ("The Boys of the Moon") as their lead singer. After a year and a half, he was kicked out of the group for his lack of discipline and spent the next several years in a marginal existence. Eventually he...

There are at least four artists by this name. 1) The Stowaways are a four-piece Indie/Rock/Pop band from London, UK. After their first Single Release in December '09, accompanied by a series of live performances concluding at the O2 Academy, Islington, London, singer Jamie Mortimer, lead guitarist Rudi Falla, drummer Stevie Crane & bassist Ash Pekel are currently gigging across London & the South-East. Their next release, Monroe, will be making it's way onto iTunes, Spotify and all major music stores on 9th December 2010. You can find out more about the band at www.thestowawaysmusic.com, visit them at www.myspace.com/thestowaways or...