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The tale of Dons, and his greatest passion music, begins in 1984 behind the iron curtain in Soviet Latvia. Dons always knew he would be the one to set his country’s name on world’s music map. He never goes for easy targets! Having experienced times of denial, disbelief and fear of music in his childhood, Dons has re-discovered his faith and is now unstoppable at what he does best. “Lights On” is Dons second album released almost two years after his first record. He has matured and mastered his skills to almost perfection in collaboration with Swedish producers K*Bros and...

Piney Gir (pronounced as in "girl"; real name Angela Penhaligon) is a female American musician and singer, born in Kansas and now based in London, England. Encouraged by her parents to learn the piano from the age of four, she wrote her first song at the age of nine. Having earned a degree in music, she moved to England in 1998 to study at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Previously a member of the duo Vic 20, she released her debut solo electronica album, Peakahokahoo, in 2004 on UK label Truck Records (and licensed to Greyday...

The Paradons were an American doo wop group from Bakersfield, California. The group began by singing locally at school dances and clubs. Within a few months they secured a recording session with Milestone Records, and recorded eight songs. Their first release with the label, "Diamonds and Pearls" b/w "I Want Love", became a hit in the U.S., peaking at #27 on the Black Singles chart and #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960. The group appeared on American Bandstand and at the Apollo Theatre in the wake of its success. The group broke up shortly after over monetary disputes,...

Japanese experimental duo Pardons are a mood cosmic-sound unit from the Acid Mothers Temple frontline synth siblings of Cotton Casino and Higashi Hiroshi. Another theory is that the group actually consists of Pardon Dos and Pardon Uno who bear a close resemblance to Cotton and Higashi. Pardon Dos's vocals swirl through cosmic synth sounds, backwards guitar and looped drones. While the Pardons sound may be best termed mood cosmic music, it is totally different from other avant-garde electronic music or mood music played on moogs. After releasing their 1st CD "Pardon?" they had a shocking debut live performance in Paris...

Hawaiian. his music was the sound of the time for the Nui Valley and Waimanalo in the eastern corner of O`ahu. his is totally the BEST of Country Comfort & Billy Kaui – no doubt about it! The music is straight and clean and the lyrics reflect a vision of life that was unique to the local population of Hawaii in the 1970’s. The legendary WAIMANALO BLUES has become a kind of an anthem for Hawaiian Sovereignty over the years. Country Comfort helped change the direction of contemporary Hawaiian music. They paved the way for acts such as Kalapana, Olomana,...