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I am the following; a: Band

Style of Prog: Progressive Folk, Progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock, Also a fan of other genres of music

Biography: For their 7th album, "Charles Darwin", french group XII Alfonso gathered musicians who used to play with Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Mike Oldfield, Genesis or Phil Collins to perform and record an original creation : « Charles Darwin », a triple album telling in 22 songs and 30 instrumentals Darwin's life, concepts and works, 3 CDs in a deluxe digibook including a 76 colour pages booklet.

3 years of creation
3 cds
22 songs
30 instrumental tracks
50 musicians
70 instruments
76 colour pages booklet
180 minutes of music

Influences or Favorite Bands: Pink Floyd, Mike Odfield, Camel, Genesis, It Bites, BJH, Marillion, Alan Parsons, Supertramp, Yes, Pavlov's dog......

You can find me.: http://www.xii-alfonso.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/XII-Alfonso-DARWIN/284136531615673

More info;: Some of the musicians playing on "Charles Darwin" :
- John Helliwell, saxophonist of Supertramp
- Maggie Reilly, singer of Mike Oldfield
- Tim Renwick, guitarist on stage with Pink Floyd
- Mickey Simmonds on keyboards
- Terry Oldfield and John Hackett on flute
- Raphaël Ravenscroft on saxophone
- Robin Boult guitarist for Fish
- Ian Bairnson guitar player of Alan Parsons or Kate Bush
- David Paton, bass player of Alan Parsons, Fish or Kate Bush
- Francis Dunnery, guitar player of It Bites
- Elliott Murphy, vocals
- Huong Thanh on vocals and her husband Hong Nguyen on cythar
- Genesis's sphere is also represented with Ronnie Caryl (guitar and vocals), Amy Keys (vocals), Alistair Gordon and Jayney Klimek (vocals), both present on Tony Banks's
album "Bankstatement "
- Gerard Lenorman on vocals
- Freegh on vocals
- Ton Scherpenzeel on keyboards (Camel, Kayak)

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At 10:25pm on September 26, 2012, Len Rice said…: Do you like discovering great music, but don’t have the time to wade through hundreds of Power of Prog pages? Then this is for you! No approval required. Get the most out of Power of Prog, Join “Awesome Band of the Day” Now! http://powerofprog.com/group/awesome-band-of-the-day

At 9:53am on August 30, 2012, Len Rice said…: XII Alfonso,

Thanks for accepting my Power of Prog invite! It means a lot that you are interested in my music; I hope you like it! I am trying to spread it worldwide hoping it will be enjoyed indefinitely. I have no cd, but my songs are Free Downloads (256Kbps) through powerofprog.com/profile/LenRice or www.ReverbNation.com/LenRice . Share with friends & merci beaucoup!

Len

At 6:43pm on May 15, 2012, Melodic Revolution Records said…: Welcome to Power of Prog. Make yourself at home and feel free to browse the site, make some new friends. There is so much to hear, see and do here at Power of Prog like blogs, videos, events and even chat. If you like the site and we hope you do please invite your friends and fans.
Cheers Nick