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The list Political music includes
Joan Baez, M.I.A., Sepultura, Public Enemy and Devo.
The list consists of 240 members
and 7 sublists.
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Joan Baez
American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)
Overview: Joan Chandos Baez ( BYZE, born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed ...Date of birth: 9 January 1941Age: 84Nationality: AmericanOccupation: SingerGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 6" (168 cm)
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M.I.A.
British, Rapper
Overview: Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam MBE (born 18 July 1975), known by her stage name M.I.A. (an initialism for both "Missing in Action" and "Missing in Acton"), is a British rapper and singer. Her music combines ...Date of birth: 18 July 1975Age: 49Nationality: BritishOccupation: RapperGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 6" (168 cm) 0
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Sepultura
Brazilian heavy metal band
Overview: Sepultura (Portuguese: "grave") is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte. Formed in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera, the band was a major force in the groove metal, thrash metal and death ... 0
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Public Enemy
American hip hop group
Overview: Public Enemy is an American hip hop group consisting of Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, Khari Wynn, DJ Lord, Sammy Sam, and the S1W group. Formed in Long Island, New York, in 1986, they are known ... 0
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Devo
American rock band
Overview: Devo (, originally ) is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic lineup consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob) ... 0
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Muse
English rock band
Overview: Muse are an English rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of Matt Bellamy (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Chris Wolstenholme (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Dominic Howard ... 0
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Pete Seeger
American folk singer
Overview: Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist.Date of birth: 3 May 1919Date of death: 27 January 2014Age: 94 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: SingerGender: MaleHeight: 6' 3" (190 cm) 0
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Arlo Guthrie
American folk singer
Overview: Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947) is an American folk singer-songwriter. He is known for singing songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs, following the ...Date of birth: 10 July 1947Age: 77Nationality: AmericanOccupation: SingerGender: MaleHeight: 6' (183 cm) 0
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Alice Glass
Canadian singer and songwriter
Overview: Margaret Osborn (born 23 August 1988), known professionally as Alice Glass, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the co-founder and former frontwoman of the electronic band Crystal Castles. In 2014 ...Date of birth: 23 August 1988Age: 36Nationality: CanadianOccupation: VocalistGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 8" (173 cm) 0
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Dean Reed
American actor and singer (1938–1986)
Overview: Dean Cyril Reed (September 22, 1938 – June 13, 1986) was an American actor, singer-songwriter, director, and social activist who lived a great part of his adult life in South America and then in East ...Date of birth: 22 September 1938Date of death: 13 June 1986Age: 47 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: Male 0
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Wolfe Tones
Irish rebel music band
Overview: The Wolfe Tones, an Irish rebel music band, incorporate elements of Irish traditional music in their songs. They take their name from the Irish rebel and patriot Theobald Wolfe Tone, one of the leaders ... 0
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Tom Paxton
American folk singer and singer-songwriter
Overview: Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than fifty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award ... 0
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Style Council
English band active 1983–1989
Overview: The Style Council were an English band formed in 1983 by Paul Weller, the former singer, songwriter, and guitarist with the punk rock/new wave/mod revival band The Jam, and keyboardist Mick Talbot, pr ... 0
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The Exploited
Scottish punk rock band
Overview: The Exploited is a Scottish punk rock band from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 1979. Formed in Edinburgh by Stevie Ross and Terry Buchan and later joined by ex-soldier Wattie Buchan (Terry's brother) ... 0
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Steel Pulse
British, Musician
Overview: Steel Pulse are a roots reggae musical band, from the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England, which has a large number of Afro-Caribbean, Indian and other Asian migrants. They originally formed at Han ... 1
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Ministry
American industrial metal band
Overview: Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1981 by producer, singer and instrumentalist Al Jourgensen. Originally a synth-pop outfit, Ministry evolved into one of the ... 0
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Fela Kuti
Musician and actor
Overview: Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997) was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist. He is best known as a pioneer of the Afrobeat genre ...Date of birth: 10 October 1938Date of death: 2 August 1997Age: 58 (age at death)Nationality: NigerianOccupation: MusicianGender: MaleHeight: 5' 7" (170 cm) 0
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Enter Shikari
British post-hardcore band
Overview: Enter Shikari are a British alternative rock band formed in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England in 1999 under the name Hybryd by bassist Chris Batten, lead vocalist and keyboardist Roughton "Rou" Reynolds ... 0
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Dead Kennedys
American hardcore punk band
Overview: Dead Kennedys are an American hardcore punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band was one of the first American hardcore bands to make a significant impact in the United Kingdom. 0
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The Clash
English punk rock band
Overview: The Clash were an English rock band formed in London in 1976 as a key player in the original wave of British punk rock. They have also contributed to the and new wave movements that emerged in the wake ... 0
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