Super Diamond is a Neil Diamond tribute band from a city that had how many inhabitants in 2016 ?
Super Diamond Super Diamond is a Neil Diamond tribute band from San Francisco. Formed in 1993, the line-up consists of vocalist Randy Cordeiro (Surreal Neil), guitarist Chris Collins, bass guitarist Matt Tidmarsh, keyboardist James Terris, keyboardist Rama Kolesnikow and drummer Vince Littleton. Super Diamond have been featured in articles in many national publications and have appeared on the David Letterman Show. The San Francisco Chronicle has recently said, "Super Diamond does Neil Diamond without any irony, but with loving enthusiasm — and a lot of practice." In 2003 Sid Bernstein in "The New York Times" wrote, "Super Diamond interprets Mr. Diamond's pop tunes with heavier guitars, mixing in contemporary riffs by Guns N' Roses, Kiss, and AC/DC, and with an alternative-rock tone.".
Shymkent Shymkent (, "Şımkent", شىمكەنت), known until 1993 as "Chimkent" (Uzbek: "Чимкент" , چىمكېنت; Russian: Чимкент , "Čimkent"), is the capital city of South Kazakhstan Region, the most densely populated region in Kazakhstan. It is the third most populous city in Kazakhstan behind Almaty and Astana with an estimated population more than 900,000 in 2017. A major railroad junction on the Turkestan-Siberia Railway, the city is also a notable cultural centre, with an international airport. Shymkent is situated 690 km west of Almaty and 120 km to the north of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.