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There are multiple artists under the name Fatima: 1. Fatima Bramma-Sey, better known as simply Fatima, is a 25-year-old Swedish soul songstress recording on Floating Points' and Alexander Nut's Eglo Records. Her ability to improvise and cover a wide range of musical styles was an inspiration to Nut, who quickly became a fan and invited the young Swede into the Eglo fold. Fatima's musical approach is also deeply tied to her own diverse roots. Growing up in Sweden as the child of a Senagelese/Gambian mom who owned a boutique in Stockholm that traded in African wares, Fatima was exposed to...

Fatima Rainey is a pop/soul singer from Gothenburg, Sweden. Her debut single, "Love Is A Wonderful Thing," became a smash hit across Europe and Japan in the mid-'90s, and following the success of the single, Fatima released her debut album of the same title in 1997. .

A quartet from Philadelphia, keyboardist Dale Jimenez, drummer Chris Powell, bassist Jamey Robinson and singer/multi-instrumentalist Jeff Bradbury formed the group in 1996. Recorded 1 single ("Mouse, Crow, Cat & Snake" 1998), and 1 album (selftitled 2000), and broke up in 2001. Remnants and new members formed Need New Body .

Arguably the most underrated of all of the early 90s rock acts, Fatima Mansions were a refreshing kick up the backside against corporate mediocrity and musical banality - steered from start to finish by the singular vision of one man's astute and unwavering misanthropy. In a state of disillusionment, Cathal Coughlan walked out of the wonderful and melodically rich - but lyrically barbed - Microdisney and formed the Fatima Mansions, setting up stall in 1989. His former Microdisney partner, Sean O'Hagan, went off to form the High Llamas and perfected his obsession with 'Smile'-era Beach Boys drenched tunefulness but Cathal...

Fatima Spar und die Freedom Fries consist of Nihal Şentürk (Fatima Spar - vocals), Andrej Prozorov (sax), Alexander Wladigeroff (trumpet), Erwin Schober (drums), Franz Grützner (trombone), and Philipp Moosbrugger (bass). They were formed in 2004 - an Austrian folk brass band with a Turkish singer that integrates jazz and many musical styles mainly from southeastern Europe. www.freedomfries.at .