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  2. Da Cruz - Wikipedia

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    Da Cruz is a Brazilian World music group composed of Mariana Da Cruz, Swiss producer Ane Hebeisen (Ane H.), guitar player Oliver Husmann and percussionist Pit Lee. Da Cruz was formed in 2005 when Hebeisen, formerly of the Swiss industrial-electro group Swamp Terrorists, met Da Cruz, a Bossa Nova singer in an Irish pub, in Lisbon while touring Portugal.

  3. Malagueña (genre) - Wikipedia

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    Margariteño musician and composer José Elías "Chelías" Villaroel proposes an alternate etymology for the malagueña, suggesting that the genre was originally entitled halagüeña (from halagar "to flatter") due to the flattering nature of the lyrics, and only later was the "m" added via conflation with the existing musical styles from Spain ...

  4. List of musician and band name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    U2 is also the designation of a famous spy plane (as U-2), as well as the name of the subway line that connected East and West Berlin, on which Zoo Station (also the name of a song on the album Achtung Baby) is found. UB40 – The UK government's form number for the Unemployment Benefit Attendance Card, as shown on the band's debut album ...

  5. Via Audio - Wikipedia

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    Via Audio is an American indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York. Their first full-length album Say Something , was released in 2007 by Sidecho Records, to positive reviews from prominent independent music publications such as Pitchfork Media , Alternative Press , Spin Magazine , & Tiny Mix Tapes .

  6. Music - Wikipedia

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    It can also be composed, sequenced, or otherwise produced to be indirectly played mechanically or electronically, such as via a music box, barrel organ, or digital audio workstation software on a computer. Music often plays a key role in social events and religious ceremony. The techniques of making music are often transmitted as part of a ...

  7. Etymology (album) - Wikipedia

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    Etymology is an audio source library recorded in 1995 by Skeleton Crew. It was released by Rarefaction in 1997 in the United States on audio CD and CD-ROM for Macintosh and Windows 95 PCs. The sound files (16-bit AIFF stereo, sampled at 44.1 kHz) are royalty free , and Rarefaction stated that they are free for use in "musical or multimedia ...

  8. Cruz - Wikipedia

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    Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin, first found in Castile, [citation needed] Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word means "cross", either the Christian cross or the figure of transecting lines or ways.

  9. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Persia (former name): from Latin, via Greek Περσίς Persis, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 Pārsa, originally the name of Persis (modern-day Fars or Pars), a place name of a central district within the region. A common Hellenic folk-etymology derives "Persia" from "Land of Perseus". [citation needed]