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Long-time bass player with huge US Ska band No Doubt, Tony Kanal is of East Indian descent. He was born in Kingsbury, England where he lived until his parents moved to California in 1981. 

Parisian born Manu was a respected session player in Paris before coming to international recognition through his stylish work with Peter Gabriel on the influential 1986 album ‘So’. He combined percussive brilliance with an unmistakable groove in a manner not heard before and overnight became the drummer everyone wanted. 

Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Richie began playing piano at the age of five. Aged seven and inspired by a Kiss poster, Richie took up the guitar. 

Abraham Laboriel is one of the world’s most sought-after session bassists, playing for a roster of top artists that reads like a who’s who of the jazz, crossover and popular music fields. He also has solo albums to his name and was a founding member of the internationally acclaimed fusion groups, Koinonia and Friendship. 

Ralph McTell is one of Britain’s most accomplished fingerstyle acoustic guitarists. Subscribing to the uniquely British style of playing associated with the likes of Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, the Ivor Novello winning guitarist penned the classic ‘Streets of London’ for his 1969 album ‘Spiral Staircase’. 

Troy Miller, a multitalented drummer, music director and composer began playing drums in a family band and at church. His latest project has been writing for the Prague Philharmonic strings who also appear on the Album. Recorded in Brooklyn New York. 

James Morrison is, by anybody’s standard, a virtuoso in the true sense of the word. Besides the trumpet, this multi-instrumentalist also plays trombone, euphonium, flugel horn, tuba, saxophones, and piano. 

Larry Mullen is an instinctive drummer who, like the rest of U2, plays what comes naturally, directly from the heart. Larry has never liked to clutter U2’s songs with busy drumming – he’s always understood the value of drama-laden space. When U2 first made it big in the 1980s Larry already had a mature style which belied his youth. 

Derrin Nauendorf, 28, (pronounced No-en-dorf) invested his life in music after picking up a guitar in high school. His competence and enthusiasm for the instrument quickly led to him playing in many rock and blues bands in his native Australia, and eventually a tour of North America by the age of 21. 

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