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mixed with Seyed Javad Zabihi, singing "Mystic Poem Of Arâqi", from UNESCO's "Anthology of World Music: Iran"

Enrico Rava was born in Trieste (Italy) on 20 August 1939.

Dhafer bin Youssef bin Tahar Maarref was born on 19 November 1967 in Teboulba, Tunisia. His grandfather was a muezzin. He developed an interest in jazz at an early age and clandestinely listened to it during his education at a Qur'anic school. He calls the radio "the most important school" for him. He later left Tunisia to start a jazz career and has lived in Europe since 1990.

Steve Roach, born 1955 in La Mesa, has > 200 electronic releases since 1982.

Michael Shrieve, born 1949 in San Fransisco, is a founding member of Santana.

David Torn on guitar.

After Daevid Allen left, Gong is now Pierre Moerlen's group, taking things in a jazz fusion direction.

Drum programming by Michael Emenau (aka MNO) and Jeffery Stott.

A Karsh Kale track that was only found on V/A compilations on Six Degrees. This track features vocals by sisters Yamina and Nadia El Mourid from the French group Lo'Jo.

Dün came from Nantes in France, an instrumental sextet with a goal of uniting all types of prog. Dün were the bastard offspring of Frank Zappa and Magma, with a heavy dose of RIO sensibility. The result was a mix of Canterbury-, Zappa-, RIO-, Zeuhl- and symphonic prog. "Eros" was the group's only album, recorded in 1981 and self released, limited to 300 copies and sold only at their shows.

Copies of their LP for sale right by the stage ☝

The Ed Palermo Big Band is a New York City-based ensemble that has been active since the late 70's, playing the compositions and arrangements of their leader, New Jersey born saxophonist Ed Palermo. The band is best known for Palermo's arrangements of the music of Zappa, but they also perform and record compositions by many others.

Mōggio was issued on Zappa's "Man From Utopia" LP in 1983.

Jazz bassist, born October 27, 1945 in Lillestrøm, Norway.

Power jazz metal from France

Éclat (who called themselves Éclay De Vers on their first album) was founded in Marseille, France in 1989. They were a quintet formed under the leadership of guitarist/vocalist Alain Charazzo.

Mattias Bernt Johannes Eklundh (born 6 October 1969), also known as IA, is a Swedish guitarist and vocalist. He started drumming at age 6, but switched to guitar at age 13 after seeing Frank Zappa. Freak Guitar albums have been described as "Slayer meeting Steely Dan in a dark alley".

Jean-Pascal Boffo is a French guitarist and sound engineer at Studio Amper (Moselle, France).

photo by Alexa Viscius.

Jean-Michel Jarre (24 August 1948, Lyon, France) is a composer of electronic music. Son of film composer Maurice Jarre.

Heldon is a progressive/space rock band from Paris, that was formed in 1974 and led by Richard Pinhas (The French Fripp).

Hiatus Kaiyote is a quartet formed in Melbourne in 2011.

. ☝ There's Zappa again.

L’Rain (Taja Cheek) is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, tape manipulator and vocalist from Brooklyn.

"Harmonies meander through chromatic ambiguities; low-fi moments dovetail into studio opulence, as loops and echoes enfold her voice like electronic ghosts. No structure stays solid or predictable." (Jon Pareles, New York Times)

Zuco 103 is a multinational trio featuring Brazilian vocalist Lilian Vieira.