De Facto

Summary

De Facto is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• De Facto's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• De Facto's genre is dub music^[4].
• De Facto's discography is recorded as De Facto discography^[5].
• De Facto's Commons category is recorded as De Facto (band)^[6].
• De Facto's country of origin is recorded as United States^[7].
• De Facto comprises Cedric Bixler-Zavala^[8].
• De Facto comprises Omar Rodríguez-López^[9].
• De Facto comprises Jeremy Ward^[10].
• De Facto comprises Isaiah "Ikey" Owens^[11].
• 1998 marks the founding of De Facto^[12].
• De Facto's location of formation is recorded as El Paso^[13].
• De Facto's different from is recorded as De facto^[14].
• De Facto's start of work period is recorded as 1993^[15].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[16]

• Country: US^[17]

• Began / founded: 1998^[18]

• Ended / dissolved: 2003^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2c31bf0d-86b2-47f1-9dd6-4f7d9593159b^[20]

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Founding

1998 marks the founding of De Facto^[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as El Paso^[13].

Why It Matters

De Facto ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]