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The Bottletop Band

Band, BR
Hip-Hop/Rap, R&B/Soul, Folk and World

The Bottletop Band is a supergroup consisting of leading musicians of both Brazilian and English music. Mario Caldato, Jr. is the prime organiser of the band, overseeing the whole Bottletop band record and he was behind the mixing and production of the majority of tracks. Notable musicians include Carl Barat, Eliza Doolittle, Gruff Rhys, Matt Helders, Andy Nicholson and Tim Burgess. Despite primarily being a jam band, the band was eventually organised to record an album, Dream Service, from which all proceeds have been given the Bottletop charity. The charity in which supports initiatives in Brazil, Malawi, Rwanda, Mozambique and the UK, addressing key issues such as sexual and reproductive health, substance abuse and gender equality. The band's debut single, "The Fall of Rome", was made available for free download on the project's official website. The charity set up recording sessions at Dean Street Studios in Soho and in Rio de Janeiro with a wide variety of musicians to record a selection of ideas together under the stewardship of producer Jagz Kooner.

Members

	Money Mark *1960 US
	Fink voc, g *1972 GB
	Mario Caldato Jr. *1961 BR
	Tim Burgess voc *1967 GB
	Gruff Rhys voc, clap *1970 GB
	Yungun voc GB
	Carl Barat voc, eg, g *1978 GB
	Eliza Doolittle voc, bvoc *1988 GB
	Matt Helders dr *1986 GB
	Didz Hammond b, voc *1981 GB
	Drew McConnell voc, cb *1978 IE
	Sam Sparro key, voc *1982 AU
	Rodrigo Amarante voc

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