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2255:"Detroit Music Awards website: 2012 Winners"
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2139:Louie Kabbabie discography at Discogs
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1088:The Electric Spanking of War Babies
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2796:World Music Central: Muruga Booker
2396:Gunter Hampel Galaxie Band – Angel
2308:John Sauter discography on Discogs
2226:Tony Thomas discography on Discogs
1963:on George Clinton official website
1927:Jazz News 2006 (Nestor Publishers)
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2017:Merl Saunders – Fiesta Amazonica
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1259:2009 – Global Jazz Project –
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1850:Allen Ginsberg – First Blues
1247:2005 – Babatunde Olatunji –
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2811:The Muruga Band on Tunecore
2806:Muruga Booker Bandcamp Page
2702:Groovemonster Movie Trailer
2351:Jim and Jean – People World
2182:Free Funk – Selfadelic Funk
1961:Muruga Booker P-Funk Family
1944:Testing-Positive-4-The-Funk
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1588:Jim & Jean Discography
1429:Sitting Bull Standing Tall
1394:Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs
1253:2005 – Global Jazz Trio –
1214:1995 – P-Funk All Stars –
1200:1995 – P-Funk All Stars –
1179:Hey Man... Smell My Finger
1112:1983 – P-Funk All Stars –
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786:six Detroit Music Awards.
708:, Richie "Shakin'" Nagan,
2684:Blues From The Rainforest
2455:David Peel & Death –
1975:Muruga UFM – Funky Jacket
1576:at theconcertdatabase.com
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1422:Border City Music Project
1150:Blues From the Rainforest
974:Muruga Booker discography
922:Blues From the Rainforest
684:, and Rhythm Fest 2 with
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1177:1993 – George Clinton –
1058:1974 – Weather Report –
1043:1973 – Weather Report –
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1389:1990 – Merl Saunders –
1357:2020 – Muruga Booker –
1351:2018 – Muruga Booker –
1332:2017 – Muruga Booker –
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1080:How I Spent My Vacation
932:(1998). He also joined
267:Eastern Orthodox Church
2864:American male drummers
2859:American funk drummers
2854:Musicians from Detroit
2094:July 24, 2014, at the
1781:Rama Rama/Endless Path
1315:Muruga & The Worms
1011:1968 – Jim and Jean –
898:Terroristic Activities
791:Booker Blues All-Stars
712:, Perry Robinson, and
422:Rama Rama/Endless Path
408:. At Woodstock he met
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396:In 1969, at the first
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43:Background information
2319:Misty Love on Discogs
2261:on September 29, 2011
2151:Trey Lewd Discography
1799:Perfect Sound Forever
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1023:Something in the Wind
924:, and their live CDs
851:Something in the Wind
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680:, Rhythm Fest 1 with
592:Parliament-Funkadelic
391:Something in the Wind
271:Saint Gregory Palamas
166:Grateful Dead Records
2869:Converts to Hinduism
2801:Global Jazz Trio.com
2083:Williams, H. Allen.
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1989:Journey of the Drums
1612:on November 14, 2013
1417:, Quantum Media Arts
1334:Bio-Harmonic Rhythms
1322:At The Wormhole Cafe
1271:Long Lost Tapes 1970
1243:Presents the Big Few
1136:Journey of the Drums
1060:Mysterious Traveller
1030:1972 – Ursa Major –
1006:Can't Stand The Pain
906:Journey of the Drums
614:Journey of the Drums
555:Mysterious Traveller
521:Dave Brubeck Quartet
481:In 1971, Muruga met
354:Can't Stand The Pain
345:on guitar and bass.
2780:"Best of Washtenaw"
2628:johnchurchville.com
2108:Global Jazz Project
1340:Booker Plays Hooker
1317:(with James Gurley)
1283:After the Ice Cream
1224:Up Against the Wall
1146:The Rainforest Band
1019:Paul Winter Consort
979:1961 – Low Rocks –
948:and distributed on
855:Swami Satchidananda
847:Paul Winter Consort
823:Peter "Madcat" Ruth
811:Hooker & Booker
795:Booker Plays Hooker
776:Tony "Strat" Thomas
599:Oakland, California
410:Swami Satchidananda
251:Oakland, California
1833:profile on youtube
1817:Detroit Tube Works
1436:Other achievements
1431:, Media Stream LLC
934:Babatunde Olatunji
694:Babatunde Olatunji
670:One Global Village
632:and recorded with
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438:Detroit Tube Works
406:The Winter Consort
398:Woodstock Festival
180:, Sagittarius A*,
2110:songs on allmusic
2085:Review of the CD
1940:Superstar Madness
1353:Within The Within
1304:(with Tim Hardin)
1127:George Clinton –
1095:George Clinton –
998:The Spike Drivers
940:to record the CD
696:, also featuring
678:Starwood Festival
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350:The Spike Drivers
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2657:at allmusic
2643:on Bandcamp
2589:at allmusic
2575:at allmusic
2561:at allmusic
2547:on allmusic
2533:at allmusic
2501:at allmusic
2487:at allmusic
2473:at allmusic
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2398:at allmusic
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2286:on Bandcamp
2198:at Bandcamp
2184:on Bandcamp
2128:on Bandcamp
2033:at allmusic
1977:at Bandcamp
1946:compilation
1871:at allmusic
1852:at allmusic
1783:at Bandcamp
1424:documentary
1377:Filmography
1076:Mitch Ryder
1053:Naked Songs
1002:I'm So Glad
968:Discography
928:(1992) and
873:, and with
807:John Sauter
803:Billy Davis
762:(featuring
718:Rusted Root
714:Jim Donovan
682:Mickey Hart
646:John Popper
533:Alan Dawson
495:clarinetist
468:First Blues
367:to back up
365:The Casuals
358:I'm So Glad
174:RCA Records
2838:Categories
2718:on YouTube
2704:on YouTube
2689:Amazon.com
2641:Joty Drums
2603:at Discogs
2519:amazon.com
2444:at Discogs
2442:Ursa Major
2265:August 22,
2170:at Disocgs
2153:at Discogs
2019:at Discogs
2005:at Discogs
1991:on Discogs
1906:at Discogs
1695:at Discogs
1681:on youtube
1648:on youtube
1634:on youtube
1616:August 25,
1590:at Discogs
1473:References
1290:Joty Drums
1104:Godmoma –
1066:David Peel
1032:Ursa Major
885:, and the
879:Funkadelic
871:Ursa Major
815:Misty Love
778:(guitar),
605:guitarist
568:David Peel
445:Ted Nugent
402:Tim Hardin
369:Brenda Lee
320:Jimmy Reed
308:Jack Bruce
300:Ted Nugent
224:autonomous
168:, Musart,
119:instructor
64:1942-12-27
49:Birth name
1762:(US) and
1443:nada drum
1359:Boom Zoom
1203:Dope Dogs
1008:(singles)
958:Free Funk
900:1990 and
867:Al Kooper
801:inductee
764:Badal Roy
758:In 2010,
738:, called
736:Free Funk
702:Badal Roy
588:Sly Stone
460:Bob Dylan
418:Peter Max
255:Ann Arbor
247:accordion
233:Biography
218:known as
182:Uncle Jam
172:, Qbico,
90:freestyle
2339:allmusic
2092:Archived
1766:(Russia)
1517:Bandcamp
1277:Big Huge
1122:(single)
983:(single)
819:Kid Rock
748:Bandcamp
744:Big Huge
732:Big Huge
489:pianist
259:Michigan
229:priest.
204:Bandcamp
84:, rock,
2820:Discogs
2743:at LAPR
2416:Discogs
1819:TV show
1427:2022 –
1420:2014 –
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1382:1970 –
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1265:2009 –
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1017:1968 –
996:1965 –
992:Changes
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839:Changes
578:legend
426:Don Was
335:Changes
316:Sam Lay
304:Traffic
243:Serbian
196:Website
162:Elektra
150:A&M
102:new-age
86:ambient
1831:MURUGA
1161:Muruga
1152:(with
918:Grammy
887:P-Funk
200:Musart
170:P-Vine
146:Labels
129:congas
106:techno
78:Genres
1760:Relix
754:2010s
664:2000s
620:1990s
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290:1960s
282:1950s
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2267:2013
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