• Fatima Yamaha

    What's a Girl to Do Fatima Yamaha

    Fatima Yamaha

    Conceptualized as the work of a "young woman... inspired by the cultural joys and hardships of growing up 'between two worlds' with a Japanese father and a Turkish mother" Fatima Yamaha is, in reality, a side project of Dutch producer Bas Bron. Perhaps most noted as a member of De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig but also as the front man for electro rock group Bastian, Bas Bron also releases music under multiple aliases and is co-owner of Magnetron record label. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Sahra Halgan

    SHARAF Sahra Halgan

    Sahra Halgan

    Sahra Ahmed Mohamoud (Somali: Sahra Axmed Maxamuud) is a Somali singer and cultural activist. also known as professionally Sahra Halgan as her stage name. Halgan was born in 1972 in Hargeisa, Somalia, at the time led by Mohamed Siad Barre. At 13 years old, she began to sing. Performing on the stage and singing in public is frowned upon by her community, but she has persisted. The Somali civil war broke out in the late 1970s against Barre. Resistance movements, supported by the Ethiopian government, began to develop. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Jill Scott

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    Jill Scott

    Born Jill Heather Scott in the North Philly neighborhood of the City of Philadelphia, PA on April 4, 1972, Jill Scott began her career as a performance poet. She was discovered by Amir "Questlove" Thompson of The Roots. Questlove invited her to join the band in the studios, which resulted in the live version of "You Got Me" in 1999. Subsequently, she collaborated with Eric Benet, Will Smith, Lupe Fiasco, Common and broadened her performing experience by touring Canada in a production of the Broadway musical Rent. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Idris Muhammad

    Could Heaven Ever Be Like This Idris Muhammad

    Idris Muhammad

    Idris Muhammad (November 13, 1939 - July 29, 2014) was a jazz drummer. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana as Leo Morris before changing his name in the 1960s upon his conversion to Islam. He is known for his funky playing style. He has released a number of albums as leader, and has played with a number of jazz legends including Lou Donaldson, Johnny Griffin, Pharoah Sanders and Grover Washington, Jr. In 2011 he toured internationally with pianist Ahmad Jamal. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Cleaners From Venus

    The Artichoke That Loved Me Cleaners From Venus

    Cleaners From Venus

    The "Cleaners from Venus" started as a home-produced D.I.Y.-ethic combo in 1980 in Wivenhoe, England, United Kingdom featuring the songs of Martin Newell and the drumming of his friend Lawrence Elliot. Lol later left, and a number of people passed through the ranks, including Giles Smith, who subsequently wrote about his time in the Cleaners in his book "Lost In Music". Pressures of touring lead Newell to leave the band, which struggled briefly on without him. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Jamie Woon

    Heavy Going (6 Music Session, 6 Dec 2025) Jamie Woon

    Jamie Woon

    Jamie Woon (born March 29, 1983) is a British singer, songwriter and producer signed to PMR/Polydor who gained widespread acclaim in 2010 for his single Night Air, following his previous independent release, Wayfaring Stranger EP (2007). He has released two studio albums 'Mirrorwriting' (2011) and 'Making Time' (2015). The son of Celtic folk singer and backing artist Mae McKenna, he was born and raised in New Malden in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. Read more on Last.fm

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  • Saâda Bonaire

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    Saâda Bonaire

    Saâda Bonaire is the fantastic disco/world music project duo out of Bremen, Germany that was never meant to be. Formed by Bremen DJ Ralf Behrendt in 1982, Saâda Bonaire was a unique concept band centered around two sultry female vocalists (Stefanie Lange and Claudia Hossfeld) who would be joined by dozens of Kurdish musicians recruited from the local immigration centre. Originally signed to EMI in 1982, their first and only single, “You Could Be More As You Are” was produced in Kraftwerk’s studio by legendary Matumbi Read more on Last.fm

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  • Poppy Ajudha

    Strong Womxn Poppy Ajudha

    Poppy Ajudha

    Poppy Ajudha is a singer songwriter and newly signed model from South East London. Being influenced by the soulful rare grooves and reggae of her childhood she marries jazz and blues with funk beats in the 6 - piece band she sings in, as well as slow and soulful when performing acoustically. Read more on Last.fm

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  • auka

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    auka

    Auka is the name of a variety of artists across different languages. 1) An instrumental folk trio from the north of England. A central theme in their Celtic-inspired instrumental music is their shared passion for the natural world, especially that of their beloved Sheffield and its surrounding Peak District. Combining a diverse range of musical influences, the band’s compositions ebb and flow from moments of delicate calm to those of frenetic energy. Read more on Last.fm

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