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Malka Spigel
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “founding member of the israeli rock band minimal compact”. Today it says “brighton-based israeli musician and artist”.
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Malka Spigel ( Hebrew : מלכה שפיגל ; born 19 July 1954) is a London-based Israeli musician and artist. She was a founding member of the Israeli-Belgian rock band Minimal Compact . She has also worked as a solo musician and as a visual artist, exhibiting in prominent venues such as The Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Royal Festival Hall . She is a member of Githead along with husband Colin Newman , Robin Rimbaud and fellow Minimal Compact refugee Max Franken . Popular music and national culture in Israel .
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founding member of the israeli rock band minimal compact
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brighton-based israeli musician and artist
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