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Mos Def


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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Madness, Ray Davies, Yo La Tengo For Meltdown Festival 2011

March 24, 2011
Madness, Ray Davies, Yo La Tengo For Meltdown Festival 2011Ray Davies will be joined by Madness and Yo La Tengo at this year's Meltdown festival in London.

The former Kinks frontman is curating the event, which will take place at the Royal Festival Hall from June 10-19.

Davies will play on the opening and closing night of the festival.

Other acts on the bill include The Fugs, The Sonics, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown and The Alan Price Set.

Previous Meltdown curators have included Jarvis Cocker, Morrissey and David Bowie.

Tickets for the festival are on sale now.

(by Holly Frith)



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