In addition to his various solo ventures, David also fronts the electracoustic duo, TuTu Much, together with drummer/percussionist Sam (Samster) Earnshaw and the sunny, Caribe-vibe TrioTAMBOURA with Mary Knysh (flutes, mandolin, steel drum, percussion) and drummer Samster. He holds down the phat-bottom bass for the all-original Cape Verdean reggae band, Ras Moon & Monsoon, and is the colorful percussionist for singer/songwriter and Nashville recording artist, Bernice Lewis.
Influences
David Reed gives a tip of the hat in kind acknowledgement to the legendary country-blues/ragtime musicians such as Mississippi John Hurt and Rev. Gary Davis; American and British folk music; the early British rock invasion by the Stones, Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Dire Straits, etc.; acoustic guitar trailblazers like Michael Hedges, Leo Kottke, John Fahey, David Lindley, Jorma Kaukonen & Richard Thompson; Afro/West Indian music styles from calypso, quelbe, reggae, soca, mento & scratch band from artists such as Marley, Tosh, Burning Spear, Sparrow and the Lashing Dogs - for without these good people he'd not know what to do with his fingers!
Sounds Like
"He sound jus' like a analog man in a digital world!" - Uncle Bubbel
Q: WHERE DO YOU FIND an easy breezy Key West-style folkrockin' beach party band (complete with steel pan drum!) for your patio party? Or a passionate guitar/banjo and percussion-driven electracoustic world-beat fusion duo with a BIG sound? How about an evocative Cape Verdean roots/rock/reggae band whose rastafarian leader sings in Kriolu? And a country-blues infused fingerpicking multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter who serves up a musical smorgasbord spanning three centuries? A: TAKE A PEEK UNDER the Tamboura Productions/Dry Ducks Records umbrella! Since 1988, Tamboura Productions has been home to Caribe-vibe folkrockers Tamboura, the electracoustic duo TuTu Much and guitar-slinger/songwriter David Reed. In 2006, Cape Verdean roots reggae singing sensation Ras Moon formed his band Monsoon, happily joining the fold. TamPro artists have participated in residencies and performances throughout the US, England, Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Cape Verde and the West Indies. May we come play for you?
