Wikipedia's first sentence called it “san-francisco -born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist currently based in los angeles”. Today it says “american singer-songwriter”.
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Hanni El Khatib (born June 8, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist songwriter and producer as well as visual director and co-owner of the Los Angeles-based independent record label Innovative Leisure . In The Dirt was produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach. His album Moonlight was released on January 20, 2015. He was described by The Guardian as a "former skate-punk raised on vintage rock and R&B [who] is keeping the spirit of 76 alive with his primal raunch ‘n’ roll." "Hanni El Khatib - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music" .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Musical artist Hanni El Khatib is a San-Francisco -born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Los Angeles .
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Musical artist Hanni El Khatib (born June 8, 1981) is a Palestinian-Filipino American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist songwriter and producer as well as visual director and co-owner of the Los Angeles- based independent record label Innovative Leisure .In The Dirt was produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach.His album Moonlight was released on Jan. 20, 2015.He was described by The Guardian as a “former skate-punk raised on vintage rock and R&B [who] is keeping the spirit of 76 alive with his primal raunch ‘n’ roll.” "Hanni El Khatib - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music" .
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American singer-songwriter Musical artist Hanni El Khatib (born June 8, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist songwriter and producer as well as visual director and co-owner of the Los Angeles–based independent record label Innovative Leisure . In The Dirt was produced by the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach. His album Moonlight was released on January 20, 2015. He was described by The Guardian as a "former skate-punk raised on vintage rock and R&B [who] is keeping the spirit of 76 alive with his primal raunch ‘n’ roll." "Hanni El Khatib - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music" .
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san-francisco -born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist currently based in los angeles
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american singer-songwriter
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