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(1995 – present)

The Afro Celt Sound System is a musical group founded in 1995 that fuses modern dance rhythms (trip-hop, techno, etc.) with Celtic and African influences. It was formed by Grammy-nominated producer-guitarist Simon Emmerson, and is considered to be somewhat of a world music supergroup, often having a wide range of guest artists on their albums.

Their albums have been released through Peter Gabriel’s Real World Records and they are also reportedly the best-selling band on the label, only exceeded in sales by Gabriel himself. Their striking live performances have often become the highlights of the WOMAD concert festivals. They signed a contract with Real World obliged to release five albums, of which the 2005 release Anatomic is the last. At this writing it is unclear what path the band will take in the future.

In 2003, they changed their name to the simpler Afrocelts; however, two of their latest albums, Pod, a compilation of new mixes of songs from the first four albums, and their fifth studio album Anatomic uses the long and familiar form. This decision is apparently informed by the fact that they are well-known as Afro Celt Sound System.
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  • Alejandro240492

    Maybe I'm some white supremacist, but I can't deny it: Afro Celt Sound System is awesome!

    last week

  • clytie_hizashi

    Well, you can vote for the pages to be merged, or you could message a mod about it (or post in the forums).

    last week

  • matcochr

    I wish the bands Afro Celts and Afro Celt Sound System could be combined. For a while (around the time Seed came out) the band started using the first name and Last.FM was autocorrecting to Afro Celts. Now it seems to be separate again and my charts are messed up.

    15 days ago

  • clytie_hizashi

    Beautiful, unlikely combination of sounds.

    last month

  • Persigraal

    Someone should tag it by "Yawn".

    March 2012

  • iconan

    -.-.-.-. om hari om .....

    February 2012

  • Xylvanya

    If you like ambitious and relaxing music, maybe it´s possible you like XYLVANYA: „Anxious“; „Beach II“ „SA RIERA part I“, "Imperial Crown" „Climbing“ or „Ex-Mannequin“ or „Horizont (III) or "Gewitter-Regen" or "Erinnerungen an meinen Vater" or "Trust (Piano-Version)" or "Norwegen" or "Retrospective view" and many many more.....(all in all 6 hours of music, all songs free download) . Thank you for listening, support or feedback! Peace, Xylvanya

    January 2012

  • VK1990

    big cat

    December 2011
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