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Fairyland (band)

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Only reliable coverage present is one article from Blabbermouth. Could not find additional coverage for the band or any of their albums. No appearance of NBAND passage beyond albums on Napalm Records; certainly shouldn't approve of that without GNG. QuietHere (talk | contributions) 18:47, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep Further to the Blabbermouth coverage, there are at least 3 more WP:RSMUSIC publications covering the subject: staff bio & staff review on Allmusic: [4]. ResonantDis_tortion 22:28, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep [8] 03:42, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sibongiseni Shabalala

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Only notable as one member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo and poorly sourced for a long time. Shoudl just be a list of members in that group's article and provide brief mention there. ZimZalaBim ^talk 14:54, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Thamsanqa Shabalala

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Only notable as a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo and poorly sourced for over a decade. Could just be mentioned in the main article with other people only notable for their connection to that group. ZimZalaBim ^talk 14:54, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Thulani Shabalala

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Only notable as a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo and no significant coverage of them independently from that group. Poor sourcing. Should just be a mention among a list of members at Ladysmith Black Mambazo. ZimZalaBim ^talk 14:53, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Abednego Mazibuko

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Person is only notable for being a member of the larger group and there is no significant coverage of him individually. Not notable himself, and this should be deleted, perhaps just a redirect to the larger group's page. ZimZalaBim ^talk 13:32, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Neil Boyer

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Non-notable. Could not find any sources to back notability criteria.

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Delete: Sources used in the article are only confirmation from various universities, not really extensive. I can't find anything extra to use, these same sources are the only ones that turn up. Oaktree b (talk) 23:07, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: No WP:SIGCOV from the sources, they are only mentions of things he was a part of. The faculty one is also from his workplace and not WP:INDEPENDENT, so fails WP:GNG and WP:ANYBIO. Sophisticatedevening ^(talk) 17:53, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Helix Tears

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Fails WP:GNG. Many sources mention the collective only once, and the rest do not provide WP:SIGCOV. I have not found other sources on Google News that contribute to notability. More articles could likely be written about the members, but the collective itself does not seem notable. Averageuntitleduser (talk) 14:41, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Can't find anything in a BEFORE, and the current revision's sources do not establish notability. 1 is an entry in a list of 13, 2 is in entry in a list of 15, 3 is only about one EP (not the group as a whole) and is from a student-run paper, 4-10 mention the group in passing, 11 does not mention the group, 12 is a YouTube video of a song, 13-14 do not mention the group, 15 is an album, 16 is a song, and 17-25 do not mention the group.

With stars jumping on these highly computerised beats with heavily auto-tuned voices, the once-stigmatised vocal correction tool has morphed from being “a tool to perfect to being used as its own medium”, in the words of Helixtears producer Babs. - ref 11

Oh, I only looked for "helix tears", not "helixtears." That still doesn't establish notability though. Anerdw (talk) 04:31, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
and ref 3 is about the group as a whole

She released her first track a mere 18 months ago and quickly joined the collective Helix Tears — a growing group of rappers, singers, and producers who make music at the cutting edge of hyperpop and glitchcore. This year, Eighty has collaborated with producer and fellow Helix Tears member blackwinterwells to release two EPs: “tracing paths” in January and, on April 14, “plague town.” EternalBaile (talk) 08:01, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The title may not suggest it but the content does EternalBaile (talk) 08:02, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

oh wait oopsie daisy it is from a student-run paper EternalBaile (talk) 08:09, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

James Morgan (musician)

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This has been tagged for notability for months. The common name makes it difficult, but searches did not turn up any in-depth coverage regarding this musician. Fails WP:GNG. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 12:36, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete per WP:V. I can't verify that he has been nominated for any awards, local or otherwise. It appears as if the text and citations are not connected. Was this written by AI? If you can fix this serious issue, please ping me. Bearian (talk) 02:40, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Snovi

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Snovi is a Croatian band. The page relies solely on self-published sources (Facebook page, Bandcamp) and doesn't have any reliable independent sources. Based on WP:Band. Google News don't show anything related to Snovi. Other wikis don't have a page for Snovi. LastJabberwocky (talk) 14:39, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: Nothing found in Gnews. Gsearch only brings up bandcamp, youtube an their website. Sourcing now in the article is non-RS as the nom states. Not meeting musical notability. Oaktree b (talk) 15:01, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alex Kew

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I couldn't find sufficient sources to pass WP:GNG or WP:ENT. Suonii180 (talk) 16:31, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Weak delete - there's coverage, but ... it's in Murdoch- controlled deprecated sources, and of the "Gosh, this child actor is all grown up and he's got a beard now at the age of 37 years old" sort of featured articles that fill page six, as if kid actors are supposed to remain forever 16. Bearian (talk) 00:57, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Katrina Johansson

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Non notable musician. Lacks coverage in independent reliable sources. Musicians are not automatically entitled to have Wikipedia articles just because their work exists. There needs to be coverage about them or their work. duffbeerforme (talk) 12:18, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, only sources are database-type, and can't find anything that should qualify on my own searches Yoblyblob (Talk) :) 13:26, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Benjamin Bencasso Barnes

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I have carried out WP:BEFORE for this BLP on a musician, and am not seeing significant coverage in reliable, independent sources; I have not found any references to add. The existing sources are primary or interviews, and a press release. The Bash looks like a platform for musicians to advertise on. The "alternativetentacles" reference is to the record company's website. The mention of Barnes in the Fischoff competition docuyment just says "Benjamin Barnes, 21, Viola". The other reference for the Quartetto Rilke doesn't mention Barnes. The grant documentation is a quote from him, and a primary source. The missionlocal reference is decent coverage, but another interview. The mayoral paperwork just lists his name as a candidate. I don't think he meets WP:GNG, WP:ANYBIO, WP:NMUSIC, WP:NARTIST or WP:NSUBPOL. Redirect to Deadweight (band) is a possibility, per WP:BANDMEMBER. Tacyarg (talk) 11:00, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The article is true and fact worthy about my life. I have done much that is notable in music and business. I have also recovered from catastrophic injuries for which I had to relearn to do many things due to traumatic brain injury from getting hit by a train. My skull was shattered and I had several surgeries to reconstruct my head. I have a prosthetic bone in a quarter of my skull, the lateralis muscle, skin graft from my leg and a vein from my arm grafted to my head. I suffered Traumatic brain injury twice once by getting hit by a train and the other from getting it by a car. I also have schizoaffective disorder and have overcome struggles with grave disabilities and been successful. I have registered a 501(c)(3) of which I am the executive director and an LLC I own. I have written 2 books an autobiography and a business manual for artistpreneurs. I am the commentator on a nationally syndicated radio podcast "The Price of Business" "The Coaches Corner" of which over 20 articles and spots have are posted on the PoB Digital Network. A movie "Violin Madness" was filmed about my life and career as a street musician and former rock star living with disabilies and recovering from catastrophic injuries and Traumatic Brain Injury. Deadweight won the Lucky Strike Band Competition in the year 2000 and performed twice at the Fuji Rock Festibal. My first demo was coproduced by former bass player of Metallica Jason Newstead. I have over 110 recordings on all streaming platforms and major web-stores.

Thank you,

Benjamin Barnes aka Bencasso Benjamin David Barnes (talk) 00:48, 28 March 2025 (UTC) 2601:645:8200:CE20:E182:578F:A94F:6DD7 (talk) 17:38, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Benjamin Barnes (Bencasso)

Benjamin Barnes, professionally known as Bencasso, is an American musician, author, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate. He is known for his genre-blending work as a classical and rock violinist, his leadership in nonprofit and artist development spaces, and his remarkable recovery from catastrophic injuries and mental illness. Barnes is the founder of the nonprofit Culture Scholar Corporation and the multimedia company Bencasso LLC. He is also the subject of the documentary Violin Madness, and a regular commentator on the nationally syndicated radio show The Price of Business.

Early Life and Education

Barnes began playing violin at the age of two, carrying a broken violin like a security blanket, and by age five, he was singing with his family on the street for money. He later studied violin at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, earning both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music Performance. He also holds a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from San Francisco State University.

Music Career

Deadweight and Rock Success

Barnes gained national attention as the lead singer, electric violinist, and songwriter of Deadweight, a hard rock power trio known for its electric string instrumentation and intense performances. Deadweight won the Lucky Strike Band Competition in 2000 and performed twice at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival, one of the largest outdoor music festivals in the world.

His first demo was co-produced by Jason Newsted, former bassist of Metallica. Barnes has performed or collaborated with artists such as Jason Newsted, and the Erik McFadden Experience.

Recordings

Barnes has released over 110 recordings, including with Deadweight, Swindlefish, and as a solo artist. His music spans genres such as rock, classical, bluegrass, jazz, and experimental. He has also composed original works and arranged classical repertoire, and his discography is available across all major streaming platforms and web stores.

Catastrophic Injury and Recovery

In 2007, Barnes was hit by a train, sustaining a catastrophic traumatic brain injury (TBI) that shattered his skull and required extensive reconstructive surgery. Doctors implanted a prosthetic bone into a quarter of his skull and performed grafts using his leg skin, arm vein, and lateralis muscle to reconstruct his head. Later, he was struck by a car and suffered another TBI.

Despite being diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and facing years of recovery, Barnes relearned to play music and rebuilt his life and career. His story has been featured in interviews, podcasts, and the independent documentary Violin Madness, which chronicles his recovery, street performances, and legacy as a performer with disabilities.

Nonprofit and Entrepreneurial Work

Culture Scholar Corporation

Barnes founded Culture Scholar Corporation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to bringing music and arts programming to underserved populations, including:

Elderly residents in retirement homes

Individuals with mental illness

People in drug and alcohol recovery

Programs include live concerts, therapeutic arts, music appreciation classes, and artistpreneur mentorship.

Bencasso LLC

Barnes is also the CEO of Bencasso LLC, a multimedia enterprise that includes:

25 YouTube channels

4 record labels

4 merchandise and apparel platforms

Online art galleries and virtual classrooms

Original content broadcast on two 24/7 livestream channels

Bencasso integrates music, painting, education, and apparel design under one brand.

Writing and Media

Barnes is the author of:

Loosened Associations Jazz: Automemoirography of Music, Mischief, and Madness – an autobiography chronicling his recovery, mental health journey, and creative work.

Artistpreneur Economic – a business manual for aspiring creative entrepreneurs.

He is a regular contributor and commentator on The Price of Business, a nationally syndicated radio show. His segment, "The Coaches Corner," offers practical insights for artists transitioning into business. Over 20 features have appeared on the PoB Digital Network.

Awards and Honors

Lucky Strike Band Competition Winner (2000) – with Deadweight

Fuji Rock Festival Performer (2000, 2001) – with Deadweight

San Francisco Arts Commission Artist Grant Recipient (2023)

California Arts Council Grant Review Panelist (2022)

Invited Guest on PPN Worldwide Podcast (2025)

Featured Subject of Violin Madness Documentary

Hara (band)

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Non-notable band. Article created in 2004. Not to be confused with The Hara, which seems to be notable. Natg 19 (talk) 17:10, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Koko Pee

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Failing to meet GNG and Anybio; lack of reliable sources; original research and unsourced promotional text Cinder painter (talk) 08:05, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete has failed to meet any criteria under WP:SINGER. Uncle Bash007 (talk) 08:32, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete: Oh dear, I had to laugh when I did a cursory search. This subject is still up-and-coming and fails WP:NMUSICIAN, does not come close to WP:COMPOSER or WP:GNG. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 11:02, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Clearly Fail GNG. Hardly anything significant to be discussed here. Nothing more to be added. Rahmatula786 (talk) 13:30, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: No reliable sources. Write up too much but non reliable sources. 2RDD (talk) 16:12, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Write up too much NGL. Best, Reading Beans, Duke of Rivia 18:36, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Vanderwaalforces and total lack of reliable sources. I conducted two searches and found nothing but pages and pages and pages of social media posts, primarily from Facebook, X/Twitter and TikTok. We are not a social media platform. Bearian (talk) 01:38, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alireza Kiarashi

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Previously salted as Alireza kiarashi. No clear evidence of notability, and riddled with promotional trivialities. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 15:42, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Donald Walker (musician)

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WP:BLP of a writer and musician, not properly referenced as passing inclusion criteria for writers or musicians. As always, neither writers nor musicians are automatically entitled to have Wikipedia articles just because their work exists, and have to be shown to pass WP:GNG on third-party coverage and analysis about their work -- but four of the nine footnotes here are just his own work being cited as metaverification of its own existence, two are blogs, one is a mere directory entry, and the only two nominally reliable sources in the bunch (one book and one improperly cited newspaper article) both just briefly namecheck Donald Walker without being about him in any sense, which is not the kind of coverage we need to see.
Nothing stated here is "inherently" notable enough to exempt him from having to pass GNG on much, much better referencing than this. Bearcat (talk) 12:19, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Waheed Zafar Qasmi

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Fails WP:ANYBIO and WP:GNG. References are YouTube, Wordpress, and other unreliable sources. Those I can find that are reliable are mainly mentions. CNMall41 (talk) 01:24, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: I see no coverage about this individual in my search, what's now in the article is primary or non-RS. I don't see notability for this person. Oaktree b (talk) 14:35, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. Fails WP:GNG. Gheus (talk) 09:33, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pitch Yarn of Matter

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This article has been around for nearly 20 years yet has not indicated how the subject is notable per WP:NMUSIC or WP:GNG. Google search for 03:24, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete – I did a WP:BEFORE, and there is zero WP:SIGCOV. Article created in the early days of the project, in disagreement with the current guidelines. Svartner (talk) 17:32, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dondero High School A Capella Choir Pop Concert

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I rejected this at draftspace but it was moved to mainspace and renamed. This fails WP:GNG due to a lack of secondary coverage. The book was written by someone who went to the high school and isn't secondary, and the reporting is local coverage, mostly of the book which was written. It's also not written from a neutral point of view, which is a clean up issue if this is kept. SportingFlyer T·C 23:39, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep: The book is usable for historical information, and we don't need it to establish notability because the Detroit News and Oakland Press articles are enough to establish notability. The articles are relevant. The Detroit News is one of the most important newspapers in the United States. The Oakland Free Press is the most important newspaper in Oakland County. Articles relevant to Metro Detroit help achieve notability. The area has a greater population than some countries. The Metro Detroit area has millions of people. If you asked 100 people what their subjective opinion on what a neutral point of view is, they would give 100 different answers. As far as I am aware, the statements in the article are backed by reliable sources. I believe that is as objective as you can get. Orlando Davis (talk) 01:41, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why does this article meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines? Wikipedia rules require significant coverage of reliable and independent sources so that a fair and balanced article can be written. All of the articles used in the Pop Concert article are from reliable sources, including the Detroit News article and two separate Oakland Press articles, and those articles have the pop concert as the main subject and not just a passing mention, making the coverage in the Detroit News and Oakland Press articles significant. The Detroit News and Oakland Press articles are also independent sources as they were written by writers who were not affiliated with the pop concert. Wikipedia requires at least one secondary source for an article to qualify, and this article has several secondary sources, including the Detroit News article and the 2 Oakland Press articles. Wikipedia requires multiple sources for an article to qualify (The definition of multiple is more than one). The Detroit News article and the 2 separate Oakland Press articles satisfy the multiple articles Wikipedia guideline. See Wikipedia's notability guidelines posted here in the section "why we have these requirements": 02:30, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally: "Local sources are considered to be reliable sources if they meet Wikipedia's guidelines for being reliable sources. They are valid in establishing notability if they provide in-depth, non-routine, non-trivial coverage of the subject." See this Wikipedia article: Wikipedia:Notability (local interests)#:~:text=Articles on local interests are,going, non-trivial coverage. As I stated before, the Detroit News and Oakland Press articles provide in-depth coverage, and not just a passing mention of the Dondero Pop Concert. Also, the article Mr Hartoe's Opus was written 9 years before the other articles and compares Mr. Hartsoe's story to the movie Mr. Holland's Opus while discussing the history of the Dondero Pop Concert. The other two articles mention the book but focus primarily on the history of the Dondero Pop concert. Orlando Davis (talk) 17:14, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Loni Rose

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Fails WP:MUSICBIO. Sources are lacking. Clarityfiend (talk) 11:05, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete: Zero coverage outside being mentioned in obituaries, this does not meet notability for singers. Independent releases rarely get media coverage, but we have no critical discussion, no charted singles, nothing that hints at musical notability here. Oaktree b (talk) 14:21, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete for lack of significant coverage. Unless it's your obituary, it doesn't matter for your notability. Bearian (talk) 01:21, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I believe she meets WP:MUSICBIO#10, with her songs (and her singing) featured in films like American Pie and Love Wrecked, and on multiple TV shows including Road Rules. I have added info and sources, and deleted some inappropriate sources like Amazon. RebeccaGreen (talk) 14:19, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep according to one of the additional reliable sources added to the article Loni Rose has had twenty songs placed in films and tv including some big hit films so she does pass WP:NMUSIC in my view, Atlantic306 (talk) 22:50, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep I agree with Atlantic306. Subject meets WP:NMUSIC. RolandSimon (talk) 11:13, 26 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Passes WP:NMUSICIAN criterion 10 due to the frequent film and TV use of her songs. Dclemens1971 (talk) 13:51, 27 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: I agree with Dclemens1971, WP:MN criterion 10 states that a person is notable if they "[have] performed music for a work of media that is notable", seeing as just I Never Thought You Would Come featured in American Pie, a well-known movie, that ought to cover her. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xarinu (talk • contribs) 15:04, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Leaning keep per RebeccaGreen, Atlantic306, and Dclemens1971 above. BD2412 T 03:12, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – I see enough WP:SIGCOV in the article's already present sources. Svartner (talk) 01:24, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Let's Go Bowling

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Article about a band, not properly referenced as having any strong claim to passing WP:NMUSIC. As always, bands are not automatically entitled to have Wikipedia articles just because they exist, and have to be shown to pass certain specific notability criteria supported by WP:GNG-worthy reliable source coverage about them -- but this cites no referencing at all, and is basically written as a directory entry rather than an encyclopedia article: it goes "they are a band who exist, list of members, list of recordings, website link, the end", without documenting a single thing about their career that could possibly be measured against NMUSIC at all. And the article's been tagged for lacking sourcing since 2010 without ever having any sourcing added.
Simple existence is not "inherently" notable enough to exempt a band from having to have any sourcing. Bearcat (talk) 20:37, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment. A start here: Allmusic [16] 22:10, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep On top of the critical coverage identified by Geschichte, one of which states the subject is one of the "founders of West Coast ska revival", there is further critical coverage in another WP:RSMUSIC publication 20:04, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Further coverage from the Fresno Bee and the Arizona Daily Star has been identified and added to the article. The bylined Bee article states the subject is "pretty much the biggest band to come out of Fresno". ResonantDis_tortion 20:34, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep per above. Geschichte (talk) 17:41, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Vincenzo da Via Anfossi

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The page doesn't appear to be encyclopedic. JacktheBrown (talk) 22:56, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In what respect? Give people something to hang their hats on. Uncle G (talk) 10:51, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep - there are some sources online: Google News, etc. Instagram is not a reliable source, but he has 47,400 followers. I'm not sure that it's significant coverage, but I'm equally unsure that a decent search was done before nominating it. Bearian (talk) 09:36, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Gabiro Guitar

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Article subject does not show up in any online searches except for YouTube and on social media accounts. All 13 of the article sources are from 15:49, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: People, Bands and musicians, and Rwanda. Schützenpanzer (Talk) 16:13, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
weak keep: Also some coverage here 20:51, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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