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Mala Fama es una banda argentina de cumbia villera formada en el año 1998 en la ciudad de San Fernando, provincia de Buenos Aires. La banda estuvo inactiva desde 2002 a 2008 y, desde su retorno a la actividad, el único integrante de la formación original es su líder, Hernán Coronel, quien se desempeña como vocalista y en ocasiones utiliza el teclado. Actualmente los restantes integrantes de la banda son Nacho Godoy en el primer teclado, Bartolo Coronel en el segundo teclado Read more on Last.fm

The Incredible String Band (sometimes abbreviated as ISB) was a psychedelic folk band formed in Scotland in 1966. The band built a considerable following, especially within the British counterculture, before splitting up in 1974. The group's members are musical pioneers in psychedelic folk and, by integrating a wide variety of traditional music forms and instruments, in the development of world music. The group reformed in 1999 and continued to perform until 2006. Read more on Last.fm

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Bobbie Gentry (born July 27, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter. She was born Roberta Lee Streeter to Portuguese parents in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. She shot to international fame in the summer of 1967 with the quirky and intriguing Ode to Billie Joe, written by Gentry and sung in her warm, captivating style. "Ode" was listed as the most popular single of the year in many U.S. record surveys and was admired by Frank Sinatra and other singers. Read more on Last.fm

The Durutti Column, formed in 1978 is the ongoing band project of guitarist (and occasional pianist) Vini Reilly (born in Didsbury, Manchester, England in August 1953), often accompanied by drummer Bruce Mitchell (ex. Greasy Bear, Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias). The basic idea behind Durutti Column’s music is to break with whatever structure supports the foundations of musical formalism, in order to try and create a kind of music which really can belong to everyone. Read more on Last.fm

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