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Desperado is one of several artists: 1) Desperado is a UK grime MC popular to underground MC's www.myspace.com/desperado0001 Born in Dagenham Essex, and then moved to notorious Peckham South London at the age of three after his parents separated. His love for music started at a very tender age, as his mother’s partner (who had worked with the late great Bob Marley, soul 2 soul along with many other artists) had a studio at home, so he grew up in a very musically orientated household. 2) Petri Hietikko alias Desperado is Finnish guitarist from Kuopio, born in November, 9. Petri...

“The Koalas are known to be friendly and peaceful creatures. The truth is that they can be very rebellious. A new breed of urban immigrant koalas, called “KOALAS DESPERADOS”, loves next to eucalyptus especially phatt beats and breaking the rules! These Koalas go from time to time on a pilgrimage to a secret place in an urban jungle. There, they meet with other rebellious koalas to create the “Desperados Sound” and spread their spiritual message: Legalize Eucalyptus !” (Album-Introtext) .

There are six Esperanzas being referred to on this page. 1. La Esperanza (the name is Spanish for "the hope") Mixing flamenco-styled guitars with contemporary dance rhythms, La Esperanza was led by songwriter, producer and session ace Carlos Villaloba, who assembled guitarist Andre Barboza, keyboardist Randy Wheeler and drummer Danny Cruces to record the group's self-titled 1998 debut LP. Esperanza II appeared three years later. 2. Esperanza was a hardcore punk band from the Los Angeles area between 2001 and 2002. Their sound bears the influenced of bands like the Faith, Articles of Faith and No for an Answer (one...

Born in 1984, bassist, singer and composer Esperanza Spalding began playing in small jazz and blues venues around her hometown of Portland, Oregon. Soon after picking up the acoustic bass at the late age of 14, she helped form Noise For Pretend, an eclectic band fusing jazz and pop for which she sang and played bass (often simultaneously). The group signed with indie rock imprint Hush Records, which released two albums of their original compositions. Spalding continued to branch out, playing with jazz groups as well as leading her own septet and trio. In 2002 she joined the hip-hop group...