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Procol Harum is a British rock band formed in London, England, in 1967. They contributed to the development of progressive rock, and by extension, symphonic rock. The band's claim to fame is 'A Whiter Shade of Pale', a huge hit in 1967. The band differed from most of the progressive rock bands of the 70s in the relatively prominent blues component to their sound, largely due to the voice and piano of leader Gary Brooker. In the early years, Matthew Fisher's organ and Robin Trower's guitar combined for a unique sound. In October 2012, the band was nominated for induction...

For the British rock band, please see The Renegades. 1) A hardcore band on Lost Time Records. 2) Renegades were a garage rock band from Atlanta, GA. They featured three members who would go on to form the Black Lips. 3) Renegades is also a Trinidad & Tobago steel pan calypso band, which is sometimes referred to as Renegades Steel Orchestra. 4) Renegades is the name of the side-project from two members of the band Feeder, featuring guitarist Grant Nicholas and bassist Taka Hirose, as well as Karl Brazil from Ben's Brother. (The music embedded on this page is not...

René Jacobs (Born: October 30, 1946, Ghent) is a Belgian (Flemish) musician. He came to fame as a countertenor but in recent years has become renowned as a conductor of Baroque and early Classical opera. His recordings have won numerous awards, including the Grammy Award for "Best Opera", Gramophone 's "Record of the Year", and numerous European awards. Jacobs began his musical career as a boy chorister at the Cathedral of Ghent. Later he studied classical philology at the University of Ghent while continuing to sing in Brussels and in The Hague. The Kuijken brothers, Gustav Leonhardt and Alfred Deller...

Panteón Rococó is a mexican Latin-ska band formed in Mexico City, Mexico in 1995. Despite flourishing black markets, they sold thousands of records. While being stars in Mexico, they've been touring Europe the last three years in a row, especially Germany, where their European Label Übersee Records is located. Panteón Rococó blend several styles of popular music such as rock, punk, salsa, cumbia, mariachi, reggae, ska, and also mestizo music into a very energetic, groovy sound. As they are very political people and sympathize with the EZLN in Chiapas, some of their lyrics contain political statements, but many others are...