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| - Brave Combo is a polka/rock/worldbeat band based in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1979 by guitarist/keyboardist/accordionist Carl Finch, they have been a prominent fixture in the Texas music scene for more than thirty-five years. Their music, both originals and covers, incorporates a number of dance styles, mostly polka, but also some Latin American and Caribbean styles like norteƱo, salsa, rumba, cha-cha-cha, choro, samba, two-step, cumbia, charanga, merengue, ska, etc.As part of their perceived artistic mission to expand the musical tastes of their listeners, they have often played and recorded covers of well-known songs in a style radically different from the original versions. Examples include polka versions of Jimi Hendrix's %22Purple Haze%22 and The Doors' %22People are Strange%22, The Rolling Stones' %22(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction%22 as a cha-cha, and %22Sixteen Tons%22 as a cumbia. While their records may have a sense of humor, they are played straight and not usually considered joke or novelty records.
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