Eighteenth Street Lounge Music (ESL Music) is an independent
record label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...
based in
Washington, D.C.
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founded by
Rob Garza and Eric Hilton in
1996. The duo, as
Thievery Corporation
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 bo ...
, 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
Chris Joss is a French multi-instrumentalist and record producer.
Early life and education
Chris Joss was born in France. According to his website "his parents enrolled him in electronic organ lessons aged 12 which taught him the basics of mus ...
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Congo Sanchez
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Dust Galaxy
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Federico Aubele
Federico Aubele is an Argentine singer-songwriter whose music blends a variety of genres and styles.
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Aubele started playing music at age 12. He moved to Berlin in 2002, where he lived for several years. After su ...
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Frank Mitchell Jr.
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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 New ...
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Kabanjak
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Natalia Clavier
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Nickodemus
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Novalima
Novalima is a Peruvian band. Novalima's style blends Afro-Peruvian music with Electronica, Latin American music, Latin American beats, and other contemporary genres.
Novalima is a Latin Grammy nominated band formed in 2001 by four childhood frie ...
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Ocote Soul Sounds
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The Archives
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The Funk Ark
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Thievery Corporation
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 bo ...
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Thunderball
See also
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List of record labels
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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