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BMV

Native born, independent Icelandic Recording Artist BMV,is gearing up for the 2008 release of his first solo album. Having teamed up with the talented US lyricist, SJ Sinister, BMV is in the process of having the album recorded in New York by the brilliant Major label mix and engineer/producer, Ken Lewis, after which he plans to have it mastered in Canada by the ingenious arranger Andy Krehm.

BMV was born on December 19, 1978 in Iceland as Brynjar Mar Valdimarsson. BMV began his music career in 1992, when he started his first band. BMV began recording songs as a solo artist and released his first single in 1995, when he was 17 years old, followed by further releases in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999.

Andy Palacio passes away

Andy Palacio

Andy Palacio, an iconic musician and cultural activist in his native Belize and impassioned spokesperson for the Garifuna people of Central America, was declared dead January 19 at 9pm Belize time due to a massive and extensive stroke to the brain, a heart attack and respiratory failure due to the previous two conditions.

"Words can’t express the sorrow we feel at the loss of such a tremendous person and artist," said in a joint press release Belizean producer and Stonetree Records owner Ivan Duran and Cumbancha label owner Jacob Edgar, reports World Music Central.

Palacio, 47, started feeling poorly last week and eventually visited a doctor with complaints of dizziness and blurred vision. On the 16th of January, he began experiencing seizures and was rushed to a hospital in Belmopan, Belize and then on to another hospital in Belize City. At this point, most people were hopeful Palacio would recover.