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The eclectic act Babaloo was formed in 1994 by the extended members of a quasi-communal living arrangement in Boston, Massachusetts Describing their music as “punk mambo” and “hardcore juju,” the septet, led by a vocalist dubbed El Presidente al Dente (who also contributes musically on kazoo and maracas) combines samba, reggae, and ska (among other genres)

Babas?nicos
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Genre: Latin

Babasónicos’ name is based on a tribute to Hindu prophet Baba combined with the name of a popular cartoon from the ’70s Singer Adrián Rodríguez, keyboardist Uma-T, guitarist Mariano Roger Sónico, bassist Gabo, percussionist Diego Uma, and drummer Diego Castellano recorded Pasto in 1992

Babatunde Olatunji Biography, Photos, Pictures

Babatunde Olatunji was a virtuoso drummer who became a sensation in the ’60s with his albums of traditional Nigerian drumming and chanting If Olatunji debuted in today’s environment, he would be subjected to much tougher scrutiny and evaluation regarding “authenticity” than he received in the ’60s

Having witnessed the foundation of the Mangueira samba school in his childhood, Babaú da Mangueira participated in the foundation of the samba schools Unidos do Tuiuti (1930, for which he wrote his first samba-enredo, “As Riquezas do Brasil”), Unidos do Cabuçu, Unidos do Outeiro (in the mid-’40s, having his “Brasil Gigante” being the first samba-enredo to be presented by the latter), and Unidos de Vila Valqueire (in 1993)

Babbie Mason Biography, Photos, Pictures

Contemporary gospel singer Babbie Mason was born and raised in Jackson, MI; the daughter of a pastor, she tenured for two decades as a church pianist and choir director, also working as a public school teacher before founding her own ministry in 1984

Babble is the duo of New Zealand native Alannah Currie (b September 28, 1957) and Englishman Tom Bailey (bJanuary 18, 1956), who formerly made up the Thompson Twins, a dance-rock band that charted with seven albums in the U

With a sound distinctly New York City, Brooklyn’s Jaymanila, Cool Calm Pete, and DJ Pre, Babbletron create human hip-hop narratives — at times conversational, at times broad and cynically political — but always underscored with dark samples and a dry sense of humor

Babe Clark
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Genre: Jazz

Arthur “Babe” Clark picked up his nickname from being the youngest member of the Clark family of Birmingham, AL He studied music at the Fess Whatley school in that city, but no doubt picked up even more of his knowledge from his family, most of whom were also musicians

Babe Russin
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Genre: Jazz

If a contest was held to see what tenor saxophonist had appeared on the most records or played on the most gigs, the winner would no doubt be someone like Babe Russin, about whom even experienced jazz listeners might respond with something in the nature of “who?” Born Irving Russin in Pittsburgh in the early 1900s, Russin began playing professionally with the California Ramblers in 1926, when he was only 15 years old

Progressive rock unit Babe Ruth was formed in Hertfordshire, England in 1971 by singer Janita “Jenny” Haan, guitarist Alan Shacklock (whose surname lent the group their original moniker), and bassist Dave Hewitt