Frank Rynne is an Irish-born singer, record producer, art curator, film-maker, writer, and historian. He has played in three bands Those Handsome Devils in 1984, The Baby Snakes (1985-1994) and

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(1996- ). He has produced three CDs of Moroccan folk music by the Master Musicians of Joujouka. In 1992 Rynne co-organised The Here to Go Show, an international art show featuring the works of William S. Burroughs and

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and, with fellow organisers Joe Ambrose and Terry Wilson, co-wrote ''Man from Nowhere''. He co-produced the CD ''10%: file under Burroughs'' (1996).

Early years

Rynne first came to national prominence in Ireland playing rhythm guitar with Those Handsome Devils, a Dublin-based rockabilly band with a large national following. In 1985 he formed The Baby Snakes, a rock'n'roll band strongly influenced by The New York Dolls and Alex Chilton. The Baby Snakes released an EP and two LPs, ''

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'' and '' Sweet Hunger'', before moving to

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, London in 1988. Their third and final LP was produced by

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audio engineer, Dave Goodman. In 1990, the band recruited drummer Nigel Preston, a founder member of The Cult. After Preston's death in 1992, Rynne began to work on projects related to Burroughs and Gysin.

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Master Musicians of Joujouka official siteObituary of Hamri by Frank Rynne.
''The Independent'', London, 19 October 2000
Ira Cohen obituary
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Early years

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