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Cesária Évora; (27 August 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a Cape Verdean singer known for singing morna, a genre of music from Cape Verde, in her native Cape Verdean Creole. Her songs were often devoted to themes of love, homesickness, nostalgia, and the history of the Cape Verdean people. She was known for performing barefoot and for her habit of smoking and drinking on stage during intermissions. Évora's music has received many accolades, including a Grammy Award in 2004 Read more on Last.fm

There are at least 14 artists named Mina: 1. Mina, stage name of Mina Anna Maria Mazzini (March 25, 1940, Busto Arsizio, Province of Varese), is an Italian singer. She lives in Switzerland. Although born in a small town of Lombardy, she grew up in Cremona city: where her nickname of "Cremona Tiger" was given to her by her friend, the journalist Natalia Aspesi. She began her career singing pop songs with a "jazzy" feel in the late 1950s. Her first stage name used to be Baby Gate. Read more on Last.fm

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Little Harry was born in the parish of Saint Thomas, Jamaica. He attended the Bell Rock Prep School, then to the Hampton Court Primary School, the Port Morant All Age School and Saint Thomas Technical High School. He started deejaying when he was ten years old, that is in 1979. The first Sound System he featured on was Black Lion, which played at the Land Top in Port Morant, he was at this time 12-13 years old. The owner of the sound, Gogoil, was a friend of Little Harry's. Read more on Last.fm

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Little Harry was born in the parish of Saint Thomas, Jamaica. He attended the Bell Rock Prep School, then to the Hampton Court Primary School, the Port Morant All Age School and Saint Thomas Technical High School. He started deejaying when he was ten years old, that is in 1979. The first Sound System he featured on was Black Lion, which played at the Land Top in Port Morant, he was at this time 12-13 years old. The owner of the sound, Gogoil, was a friend of Little Harry's. Read more on Last.fm

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Fruko y sus Tesos is a salsa group from Colombia which enjoys immense popularity throughout Latin America. It was formed in 1970 by Ernesto Fruko Estrada who modeled it after the New York salsa sound of the Fania All-Stars, one of the leading salsa groups at the time. A favorite of Salsa DJ's around the Globe. Some have referred to Fruko y sus Tesos as Colombia's most important export. Among the group's best known hits are Pura Candela, Los Charcos Read more on Last.fm

Fruko y sus Tesos is a salsa group from Colombia which enjoys immense popularity throughout Latin America. It was formed in 1970 by Ernesto Fruko Estrada who modeled it after the New York salsa sound of the Fania All-Stars, one of the leading salsa groups at the time. A favorite of Salsa DJ's around the Globe. Some have referred to Fruko y sus Tesos as Colombia's most important export. Among the group's best known hits are Pura Candela, Los Charcos Read more on Last.fm