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Leopoldo Méndez Alcayaga is a Chilean DJ, singer and producer better knows as DJ Méndez or simply Méndez. He was born in Valparaiso, Chile in 1975. That’s where he began producing his music, which is a mixture of rap and Latin rhythms. Some of his songs like “Estocolmo”, show-through a Latin song the attitude and opinion of Latin American migrants to lands so different from theirs as the Scandinavian countries. He has two number-one hit singles in Chile, Fiesta (House Party) and Lady. The emerging interest for the Latin American music in Europe was one factor in the acceptance and...

- "The New Voice of the Clarinet" (front page of De Klarinet) - “Masterful Clarinet! Luca is a noted Italian clarinettist and composer who now makes his home in London, having developed an enviable reputation as an instrumental virtuoso around the UK and overseas via recordings and concert hall appearances” (Musician Magazine) - “Luciano is one of Europe's leading exponent of jazz clarinet” (BBC Radio) Internationally recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to contemporary clarinet music, praised by Musical Opinion (UK’s oldest classical music magazine) for his “constantly beautiful tone”, he starts his career at a very young age and has...

Lucia Popp (Lucia Poppova) (November 12, 1939 - November 16, 1993) was a popular operatic soprano from Slovakia. "Miss, you're phenomenal!" cried the great Elisabeth Schwarzkopf upon hearing her for the first time. Lucia Popp made her debut in 1963 in Bratislava, and then appeared at the State Opera of Vienna, Austria, where she remained until her death. Popp began with magnificent portrayals of coloratura soprano roles, and as her career progressed, moved into the light-lyric, and then lyric, repertoire. Every movement gained her notable success. Popp is perhaps best known for her rendition of the Queen of the Night...

Drawing comparisons to Feist, Emiliana Torrini and Björk, Lucia continues to spark interest in music circles around the world, earning her a place in the top 100 unsigned artists by Music Connection Magazine in the US. “Lucia is a disarming performer and intriguing live act thanks to her natural talent,” the magazine stated, “Iman shows obvious promise… she is someone to keep an eye on.” Lucia’s sophomore album “Tame the night” will be released November 2009. The culmination of two years of hard work, the album was funded thanks to the belief and support of 903 fans, through the crowd-funding...