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MAMASWEED Gogo...........................Guitar, Vocals Yensin.........................Guitar, Backing Vocals Kayki..........................Drums, Backing Vocals Shorty.........................Bass, Backing Vocals Arne Augustin..................Synthesizer, Keyboard Gogo, Yensin and Shorty had the vision of the band in 1994 in Weed, Ca. while on a tour of the US. After returning home to Berlin, they formed their first band "Mr. Willey's Angel". They met their drummer Kayki two weeks before a tour of Hungary in 1996. In the first days of the tour it became clear, that he matched the band perfectly. In 2000, together with the piano player Oli B. Joseph they founded Mamasweed. They began recording the songs for their...
By far one of the most successful and well-known DJ teams of all time, Sasha and John Digweed met in the early 1990's while the two were playing venues like Shelly's and Heaven, and soon went on to a famous residency together at Renaissance. This was where their popularity exploded, and the "Renaissance sound" was captured on their much beloved "Renaissance: The Mix Collection" 3 CD set. Since then, they have released three parts in the "Northern Exposure" series of mixes and most recently toured worldwide as part of the "Delta Heavy" music and multimedia show. .
Harris Tweed (now Dear Reader) is the Johannesburg based folk/pop outfit that are causing a stir with their quirky personality & soulful songs. In their first year together they have released a SAMA nominated debut album, showcased at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas & had their video for 'Ode to Confusion' playlisted on MTV & VH1 in Europe. This eclectic art-pop duo sports some of South Africa's freshest and most promising talent. The central focus of their uninterrupted attention? - the songs; which feature an array of mountain-stroll melodies and heartfelt lyrics that are both honest and guarded in...
In the late 60s, a young band with a scorching style and a regional number-one song drifted into obscurity. Meanwhile the band's frontman, then-teenage Al Anderson, went on to a highly visible career that includes a decades-long stint with the hugely popular band NRBQ. Anderson moved on to become one of the most sought after songwriters in Nashville, and he's still going strong after 40 years of musical adventures. This is the tale of The Wildweeds, a band that by all accounts was always slightly out of step with prevailing musical fashions. In retrospect, the band seemed to exist to...