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Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1955, Romero Lubambo studied classical piano and music theory as a young boy. From the time he played his first notes on the guitar at age thirteen, he devoted himself to that instrument. Lubambo graduated from the Villa-Lobos School of Music in Rio in 1978, an outstanding student of classical guitar; and, in 1980, received a degree in mechanical engineering from the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro. The rhythms and melodies defining Brazilian music and American jazz fascinated Lubambo. He taught himself through intense research and practice, developing exceptional skill, versatility and...

Bluba Lu is one of the oldest existing underground groups in Bulgaria. It was established in the early 90ies. The core of the band are Dimitar Paskalev and Konstantin Katsarski, although many different musicians have taken part in the group through the years. The band is popular from its presence in the first independent label in Bulgaria- Yellow music (together with Wikeda, Ostava and Animatsionerite), but after the separation (dissolution) of the organization, he creates his own sound-recording studio and realizes many self-dependent projects. There are five published albums: Bluba Lu In Wonderland (2001) MOOGaMOOD (2002) Re:Verb (2004) World Melanchol"...

Porthos started his career as a guitarist with Lovy du Zaïre, and later Orchestre Kara in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. In pursuit of greater success he eventually moved on to Lomé, Togo and again to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, where he was a member of L'African All Stars. Okominiokolo Originally released by Sterns in 1994, this album is a fine showcase of Pablo Lubadika's talents as a main draw in his own right having served as a session musician and played bass on the 1983 debut LP by well known Soukous band Les Quatre Etoiles. The order of the...

There are at least two artists known as Luba - a Canadian and a Russian. Luba (born Luba Kowalchyk, 1958 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Growing up, she studied voice, guitar, flute, and piano; she later travelled across Canada to perform traditional Ukrainian folk songs at weddings and social gatherings. In 1979 she formed the band Luba with drummer Peter Marunzak, guitarist Mark Lyman, bassist Mike Zwonok, guitarist John Nestorowich, and keyboardist Doug Short. They rose to fame in the early 1980s with the release of "Every Time I See Your Picture I Cry". Their...