Biography: Rachelle Ferrell, Rachel's, Rachid Taha, Racionais MC's, Racoon, Radamés Gnattali, Radar Bros., Radar Mercury, Radford, Radhika Miller,

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Rachelle Ferrell Biography, Photos, Pictures

Composer, lyricist, arranger, musician and vocalist Rachelle Ferrell is a recent arrival on the contemporary jazz scene, but her visibility on the pop/urban contemporary scene has boosted her audience’s interest in her jazz recordings

Although the avant-chamber trio Rachel’s did not fully emerge until after the breakup of the seminal Louisville indie group Rodan, the trio’s origins dated back to 1989, when guitarist and bassist Jason Noble first met violinist and Juilliard alumnus Christian Fredericksen on a Baltimore trolley

Algerian worldbeat artist Rachid Taha was born in the Gulf of Oran during the peak of the Independence War era; as a child, he relocated with his family to France, later finding employment as a dishwasher, cook and factory worker before landing a DJing gig at a small area club

Racionais MC's Biography, Photos, Pictures

Racionais MC’s are one of the most important Brazilian rap and hip hop groups Deeply involved in a movement of awareness of the marginalized Negro population in the working class boroughs of the big cities, the group has criticised the press and the phonographic market (they refuse invitations by big networks) as being part of the capitalist system they combat because, in their view, it promotes drug trafficking, misery, and violence

Acoustic rock quartet Racoon scored one of the biggest hits in Dutch chart history with their 2005 ballad “Love You More” Formed in Zeeland, Holland, in 1997, Racoon began as the duo of singer Bart van der Weide and guitarist Dennis Huige, making their recorded debut via three songs contributed to the Dutch Rock & Pop Institute compilation Characters

Radamés Gnattali Biography, Photos, Pictures

Radamés Gnattali is a fundamental name in Brazilian music A classically trained composer, conductor, orchestrator, and arranger, he worked for a living in the popular side of the business, deeply influencing Brazilian popular music with his arrangements and conceptions through his omnipresence at the musical direction of Rádio Nacional, the biggest broadcast outing in Brazil during that time

Guitarist Jim Putnam (Medicine, Maids of Gravity), bassist Senon Williams and drummer Steve Goodfriend debuted with a self-titled EP (Fingerpaint Records) and quickly garnered themselves a following in the U

Radar Mercury Biography, Photos, Pictures

Radar Mecury’s original intentions of wanting to rock out of their New Jersey surroundings have led to a blend of melodic pop-punk and indie maturity Upon their 1998 formation, the line-up of Kevin Tunney (guitar), Eric Vida (drums), Mike Rummel (guitar), and Peter Allen (bass) would spend the next year playing up and down the east coast before signing to Doghouse Records

Post-grunge quartet Radford took its moniker from the middle name of lead singer Jonny Mead, who emigrated to Los Angeles from his native Oxford, England in 1995 Mead joined up with guitarist Chris Hower and bassist Bobby Stefano through a classified advertisement, and eventually settled on drummer Kane McGee

Radhika Miller Biography, Photos, Pictures

Though she studied classical piano as a child, Miller took up the flute in college after reading some passages about the instrument in a yoga book It turned out to be more than a whim