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Dar.Ra

12+ albums
UKrock

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Dar.Ra Biography Some things are certain in life, as sure as you know the day will rise and fall and the seasons will change, the same can be said when it comes to music and Artist and Producer Dar.Ra. It was obvious from an early age that this combination was going to create a lifelong passion that would become a marriage for better or even better. The first rumblings of this passion happened as Dar.Ra went for an audition with a reggae influence band called Bass Culture, which was a great opportunity and opened up the way to song writing. Musical influences changed as The US paradise garage sound hit the UK in the early 90’s. A chance meeting with a DJ in a record shop led to collaboration and the release of his first record under the name of ‘Taste of Paradise’. The original white label went to number 1 in the local UK charts and the phone starting ringing from the major labels. Three labels chased after the act, but Chrysalis Records signed them which led to re-releasing the track and getting the record into the UK national charts. Dar.Ra went on to release dance influenced records throughout the 90’s with Polydor, BMG, 21st Century Records, Mushroom Records and Festival Records in Australia, in that time remixing records by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Tears For Fears and had dance-floor hits with Urban Harmonix and Bliss. Spending time working in Australia for Festival Records gave Dar.Ra another top 40 track for a band called Ultra Love Machine, and the opportunity

top songs

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Rock Steady

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Diamonds N the Shadows

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The Beat

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Phenomenal

15
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Lights

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Back From the Brink

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Heavier Than Rock N Roll

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Rewind

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Night-Stepper - Radio Cut

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Night Stepper

9

albums

New Kinda Normal

New Kinda Normal

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Dirty Lil Secrets

Soul Hours

Soul Hours

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Whiskey n Honey (Bonus Version)

NOW IS NOW

NOW IS NOW

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Majestic Retrospectives, Vol. 2

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Kings and Serfs

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album

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Diamonds N The Shadows

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Blood N Treasure (Bonus Track Version)

Battle Hymns

Battle Hymns

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2009

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