Eighteenth Street Lounge Music (ESL Music) is an independent
record label based in
Washington, D.C. founded by
Rob Garza
Thievery Corporation is an American electronic music duo consisting of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton. Their musical style mixes elements of dub, acid jazz, reggae, Indian classical, Middle Eastern music, hip hop and Brazilian music, including bos ...
and Eric Hilton in
1996
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. The duo, as
Thievery Corporation, heads the label's roster of artists.
Roster
ESL Music's current artists include:
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Afrolicious
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AM & Shawn Lee
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Ancient Astronauts
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Chris Joss
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Congo Sanchez
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* Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to ...
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Dust Galaxy
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Federico Aubele
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Frank Mitchell Jr.
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People
* Frank (given name)
* Frank (surname)
* Franks (surname)
* Franks, a medieval Germanic people
* Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang
...
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Joe Bataan
Joe Bataan (also spelled Bataán) (born Bataan Nitollano; November 15, 1942) is a Latin soul musician from New York.
Early life
Joe Bataan was born Bataan Nitollano and grew up in the 103rd Street and Lexington Avenue part of East Harlem in Ne ...
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Kabanjak
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Natalia Clavier Natalia may refer to:
People
* Natalia (given name), list of people with this name
* Natalia (Belgian singer) (born 1980)
* Natalia (Greek singer) (born 1983)
* Natalia (Spanish singer) (born 1982)
Music and film
* ''Natalia'' (film), a ...
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Nickodemus
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Novalima
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Ocote Soul Sounds
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They include:
*''Pinus apulcensis''
*''Pinus ayacahuite''
*''Pinus cooperi''
*''Pinus devoniana''
*''Pin ...
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The Archives
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The Funk Ark
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Thievery Corporation
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Thunderball
See also
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List of record labels
References
External links
Eighteenth Street Lounge*
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Record labels established in 1996
Music companies based in Washington, D.C.
American independent record labels
1996 establishments in Washington, D.C.
American companies established in 1996