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When it comes to Daniele Papini it is impossible to separate the man from the musician. Every step Daniele has taken in his life is in time to the beat of the music he was hearing and producing during that specific moment; his childhood as a classical pianist; his teenage years growing up on the London squat scene, as the bassist in a punk band; the instant love affair when he first encountered techno in 1998, embracing the radical anti-conformist message of the early rave-scene, traveling worldwide blasting the system from his huge wall of sound, to his early club...

Ambassadors of the Rumba Los Papines, a five-member ensemble, celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2003. Today, in late January 2009, Irina Echarry reports direct from Havana that the "Abreu family brings their rumba to the Casa de la Cultura in the Havana municipality of Plaza the third Sunday each month and everyone is invited with no charge. "I went last Sunday and Los Papines, comprised of Luis, Ricardo, Jesus, Luisito and Juliet Abreu managed to get everybody’s shoulders and hips moving. The chorus of one of their songs said it all: Even the palm trees move with the wind and...

Lisa Papineau is a songwriter from New England who now resides in Paris, France. She is the songwriter and vocalist for L.A. band, Big Sir, who have released three albums. Lisa has also loaned her vocals to other bands, including Air, M83, Anubian Lights, Farflung, P.O.D., Crooked Cowboy and the Freshwater Indians, and recently collaborated with Japanese composer Jun Miyake on his album Stolen From Strangers. Lisa received initial recognition when her band, Pet, co-founded with composer Tyler Bates, was featured on The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack, and then the Blue Note Records soundtrack for the film 'The Last...