Christos Rafalides, Manhattan Vibes | en

A long running male vocal group from Jersey City, New Jersey, with roots in the doo-wop era. They first formed as the Manhattans, circa 1963, and hit the charts on Carnival Records in the mid 60's, maintaining chart popularity well into the the 1980's when their hit "Shining Star" topped the charts. THE MANHATTANS were originally: Winfred "Blue" Lovett, Richard Taylor, Kenny Kelley, George "Smitty" Smith and Sonny Bivins. The quintet reportedly took it's name not from the big city across the water from New Jersey, but from the cocktail known as the Manhattan featuring whiskey, vermouth, and bitters. Still,...

Members: Tomoo Kawagoe, Nobukazu Takemura & Kikuko Nonaka Spiritual Vibes were japanese casio jazz crew led by Nobukazu Takemura before he went all electric. Their eponymous debut album, later licensed to Toy's Factory, is a mixture of live club jazz, tender girlie vocals by a singer called Kiku (Kikuko Nonaka), and those casios. Although Takemura produced their second album Kotoba No Mae (or Before The Words in english version), they went almost all accoustic and the magic of their debut was somehow lost. .

Christos Fourkis was born on the 12th of January 1981 in Aigio, Greece. Music has always been a part of his life since childhood. His passion and appreciation for music, lead Christos into the world of Dj’ing introducing new and diverse musical innovations to his crowd. He started Dj’ing in the early period of 1997 performing in local clubs. His DJ appearances have been loved and respected nationally and now internationally by performing on many well-known Internet radio stations. The year of 1998 Christos Fourkis entered the world of producing electronic music. He purchased his first personal computer and analogue...

There are multiple artists using this name: 1. The Vibes -- London-based garage rock and roll psychobilly band 1984-86. Classic track "I'm in Pittsburg and it's raining.Released first single on Big Beat records -- can you feel,12" EP on Chainsaw Records --Inner wardrobes of your mind.released one album in 1986 -- What's Inside on Chainsaw Records. Singer Gary Boniface and drummer John Jobbagy (johnnyjbeat) went on to be in The Purple Things, Terminal Cheesecake.John Jobbagy went on to leave the band and drumming in late 1989 only to reapear in 1994 playing on the album under the skin by the...