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Background information
Birth name Dante Terrell Smith
Born December 11, 1973
Born place Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Origin Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Years active 1994—present
Label(s) Geffen Records
Rawkus Records
Priority Records
Downtown Records
GOOD Music
Associated acts Kanye West
The Roots
Gorillaz
Soulquarians
Blakroc
Talib Kweli
Curren$y
Jay Electronica
Black Star
Native Tongues Posse
Dave Chappelle
Immortal Technique



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Broken Bells, Seasick Steve, Paolo Nutini To Play Meltdown Festival

April 8, 2010
Broken Bells, Seasick Steve, Paolo Nutini To Play Meltdown FestivalBroken Bells, Seasick Steve and Paolo Nutini are set to appear at this summer's Meltdown festival in London, it's been announced.

The event, which has been curated by Richard Thompson, takes place at the Southbank Centre throughout June.

Meltdown will begin with Thompson's Cabaret of Souls on June 11.

It will be followed on June 12 by A Celebration of Kate McGarrigle, which features the late singer's children, Rufus and Martha Wainwright.

Other performers include Codeine Velvet Club (June 12), Seasick Steve (14), Paolo Nutini (15) and Elvis Costello (20).

Broken Bells, the side project of Danger Mouse and The Shins' James Mercer, will close the event on June 21.

The full line-up is:

  • Richard Thompson's Cabaret of Souls - June 11
  • A Celebration of Kate McGarrigle - June 12
  • Codeine Velvet Club - June 12
  • Joe Henry - June 12
  • Raihan - June 13
  • Krystle Warren - June 13
  • Seasick Steve - June 14
  • Martin Simpson, John Etheridge and special guests - Jun 14
  • Paolo Nutini - June 15
  • Field Music - June 15
  • Beausoleil - June 16
  • Ollabelle - June 16
  • An Evening of Political Song - June 17
  • The Duckworth Lewis Method - June 17
  • Bettye LaVette - June 17
  • Van Dyke Parks & Clare and The Reasons - June 18
  • Richard Thompson's 1000 Years of Popular Music - June 19
  • Loudon Wainwright III & Richard Thompson: Loud & Rich - June 19
  • Taqwacore Punks: The Kominas, Al-Thawra, Fun-Da-Mental & Michael Muhammad Knight - June 19
  • Elvis Costello - June 20
  • String Quartets: Dutilleux, Ravel & Shostakovich - June 20
  • Broken Bells - June 21

(by Jason Gregory)



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