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Transglobal Underground

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Biography

Transglobal Underground (sometimes written as Trans-Global Underground or simply as TGU) is a London-based music collective who specialise in a fusion of western, oriental and African music styles (sometimes labelled as "world fusion" or "ethno-techno"). Their first four albums featured Natacha Atlas as lead singer and their single "Temple Head" was used in a Coca-Cola advertising campaign for the 1996 Olympic Games. In 2008 they won the BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music after the release of their seventh official album, Moonshout.

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  1. Run Devils and Demons 2009

    Run Devils and Demons: The Best Of (disc 1)

    Reviewed by Michael Quinn

    TGU remain a creative force to be reckoned with.

  2. Moonshout

    Moonshout

    Reviewed by Tim Nelson

    Transglobal Underground have returned like a band of cosmic mutant rebels...

Credits

Role Artist Release
Performer The Imagined Village The Imagined Village (2007)
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    BBC 6 Music | Lauren Laverne 04/12/2009
     

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