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Set up in 1995, by John Empson and Beggars Banquet owner Martin Mills, Mantra Recordings filled the musical gap between the guitar rock of Beggars and the purist dance ethic of XL Recordings.
Early signings included Natacha Atlas (then front woman with Transglobal Underground), Asian agit hip-hoppers Fun^Da^mental, South African rap outfit Prophets of Da City and Scottish (trip) hoppers Coco & The Bean. With a global sound already established, the addition of legendary reggae artist Bim Sherman was a natural...






