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  2. Steve Aoki - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 August 2024. American DJ and record producer (born 1977) Steve Aoki Aoki in 2019 Background information Birth name Steven Hiroyuki Aoki Born (1977-11-30) November 30, 1977 (age 46) Miami, Florida, U.S. Origin Newport Beach, California, U.S. Genres EDM electro house big room house Dutch house trap ...

  3. List of nicknames of jazz musicians - Wikipedia

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    King Kolax: King Kolax. King of the Clarinet: Artie Shaw. King of Cool: Dean Martin. King of Jazz: Paul Whiteman. King of the Jazz Guitar: Django Reinhardt. King of the Jukebox: Louis Jordan. King of Swing: Benny Goodman a.k.a. "the Patriarch of the Clarinet", "the Professor", "Swing's Senior Statesman". Klook-Mop or Klook: Kenny Clarke.

  4. Godiego - Wikipedia

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    Godiego (ゴダイゴ, Godaigo) is a Japanese rock band founded in 1975, originally consisting of Yukihide Takekawa (lead vocals), Mickie Yoshino (keyboards), Takami Asano (guitar), Steve Fox (bass guitar), and Yujin Harada (drums). The band released its first self-titled album in 1976, with Takami's brother, Ryōji Asano, replacing Harada as ...

  5. List of musician and band name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Belle & Sebastian – From Belle et Sébastien, a children's book by French writer Cécile Aubry. [63] Between the Buried and Me – The band name was derived from a phrase in Counting Crows ' song "Ghost Train". Biffy Clyro – There are many rumours of the origin of Biffy Clyro 's name.

  6. The Three Stooges - Wikipedia

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    The language used by the Three Stooges was more slang-laden than that of typical feature films of the period and deliberately affected a lower-class status with use of crude terms, ethnic mannerisms, and inside jokes. An example is the use of the initials A.K. for big shots and pretentious people.

  7. List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms - Wikipedia

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    Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...

  8. Glossary of Japanese words of Portuguese origin - Wikipedia

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    organ (music) orgão órgão organ pan: ja:パン: bread pão pão bread Often wrongly connected to the Spanish pan or the French pain, both with the same meaning and the same Latinate origin. The word was introduced into Japan by Portuguese missionaries. [12] † [1] paraiso: パライソ paradise.

  9. Music of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The word for "music" in Japanese is 音楽 (ongaku), combining the kanji 音 on (sound) with the kanji 楽 gaku (music, comfort). [1] Japan is the world's largest market for music on physical media [citation needed] and the second-largest overall music market, with a retail value of US$2.7 billion in 2017. [2]