Cyminology | |
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Origin | Berlin, Germany |
Genres | Jazz |
Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | Doublemoon, ECM |
Website | Cyminology |
Members | Cymin Samawatie, Benedikt Jahnel, Ralf Schwarz, Ketan Bhatti |
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