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(1) Happy Camper is a Dutch musical project founded by Job Roggeveen from El Pino and the Volunteers. The self-titled Happy Camper début album was released in January 2011. For the different songs Job Roggeveen asked many different vocalists including: Tim Knol, Leine, David Pino & Appel (El Pino & The Volunteers), Janne Schra (Schradinova), Ricky Koole, Johannes Sigmond (Blaudzun), Marien Dorleijn (Moss), Helge Slikker (Storybox), Bouke Zoete (The Kevin Costners) and Odilo Girod (Chop Wood / Coparck). Job Roggeveen is also working as an animator. The animated frontman of the band is a camping Yeti named Manfred. (2) Happy...

Since the group's inception, Los Camperos de Valles have come to represent the best in one of Mexico's most distinctive and uplifting folk music traditions— the son huasteco. Marked by florid poetry, soaring high falsetto vocals, and ornate and elaborate violin improvisation, the son huasteco hails from the Huasteca, one of Mexico's most celebrated cultural regions. The Huasteca, which overlaps six states in east-central Mexico— San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Tamaulipas, Hidalgo, Querétaro, and Puebla— is characterized by the historical blending of diverse cultures, including Spanish, indigenous, and African. The son huasteco has become an important expression of this centuries-old regional...

10 years as a band, Happy Campers have been paying their dues and laying the foundation to what has become a strong force in the indy music scene. It can be hard for a band to get recognitition amidst the glitz and glamour of thier hometown of Las Vegas. Happy Campers were forced to either fade away into obscurity or apply some heavy DIY tactics and make it to the next level on their own. Choosing the later Happy Campers self released 3 full length albums, took the reigns on designing an elaborate merch catalog (thongs, belts and lighters included),...