Mos Def

Background information
Birth name	Dante Terrell Smith
Born	December 11, 1973
Born place	Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Origin	Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City
Genre(s)	Hip-hop
Years active	1994—present
Label(s)	Geffen Records Rawkus Records Priority Records Downtown Records GOOD Music
Associated acts	Kanye West The Roots Gorillaz Soulquarians Blakroc Talib Kweli Curren$y Jay Electronica Black Star Native Tongues Posse Dave Chappelle Immortal Technique

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Wild Beasts, Eighties Matchbox, Band Of Skulls Join Great Escape Festival Line-Up

March 9, 2010

Wild Beasts and Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster have been added to the line-up for this year's Great Escape Festival in Brighton.

Joining both acts at the event, which runs from May 13-15, are Band of Skulls, Gold Panda and Lonelady.

Other new additions to the line-up include White Rose Movement, Think About Life and North Atlantic Oscillation.

As previously reported, Ellie Goulding, Delphic and Chase and Status are among the acts already on the bill.

Tickets for the Great Escape festival, which takes place at venues across Brighton, are on sale now.

(by Jason Gregory)

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