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Electra was a British electronic-music band, founded in the late 1980s by Paul Oakenfold in close collaboration with his friend Steve Osborne.
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Electra | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | |
| Years active | Late 1980s–early 1990s |
| Labels | FFRR |
| Past members | Paul Oakenfold Steve Osborne Nick Divaris Johny Rocca Micky |
The band was made up of Oakenfold, Osborne, Nick Divaris,Johny Rocca and Micky. It released three EPs.[1] The first one, "Jibaro", was an unacknowledged cover version of a rare Latin-funk song originally composed and recorded by Elkin & Nelson,[2] a Colombian act based in Spain in the 1970s, which was a part of the original "Balearic beat" of the late 1980s.[3]
EPs
- 1988: "Jibaro" (reached number 54 on the UK Singles Chart)[4]
- 1989: "Destiny" / "Autumn Love" (double A side single, reached number 51 on the UK Singles Chart)[4]
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