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Raça Negra or also Black Race, in english, is a Brazilian pagode band, formed in São Paulo, Brazil in 1983. The ensemble formed in 1983, but did not release their first album until 1991, after a demo tape got them signed to RGE. The album spawned numerous hits in Brazil, and over the next decade the group went on to sell millions of albums. They have made many appearances on Brazilian television. Among their hits are "Caroline", "Quero Ver Você Chorar," "Somente Você," "Chega", "Cigana," "Quando Te Encontrei," "Cheia de Manias," "Doce Paixão," and "Me Leva Junto com Você". The...

Amparo Velasco "La Negra" is a gypsy and raised in Elche Alicante, Spain that could pass for an American woman, Dominican, African ... cause of her black complexion, her 'tosted' voice and for the music she records. Jazz, Latin-Jazz, Tango, Brazilian music and flamenco which come from its gypsy roots. The first record by La Negra, whose debut is an album that was produced by Javier Limón: flamenco, jazz, tango and Brazilian music. In this work, La Negra has been able to count on the participation of musicians such as Niño Josele and Jerry González. Her first solo album reveals...

Mano Negra was a French/Spanish/Portuguese band fronted by Manu Chao, born in Paris, France to Spanish parents. The band was founded in 1987 by Manu, his brother Antoine, and his cousin Santiago Casiriego. It split circa 1995, but many members had already left in 1992. The band was formed from the fusion of 2 smallers bands, the Hot Pants and the Casse-pieds. Mano Negra mixed a number of styles: straight rock (with a lead guitar), latin music (with a brass section), punk (influenced by The Clash). Their songs often mixed French, Spanish and English lyrics. Frontman Manu Chao later reappeared...

There are, at least, three artists known as Monika: 1. Monika (b. Λεμονιά Χριστοδούλου, 26 May 1986 & raised in Karpenisi, Greece), is an Athens, Greece artist. At five, she started playing the piano & at ten bought her first guitar. Then later, she joined an orchestra in order to take saxophone lessons that lasted 5 years. She can also play some accordion and drums. She used to be a member of her brother's band Serpentine where she did some vocals and played the electric guitar. A year later, she moved to Athens to study in the University (Department of...