ALPACAS

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Afro

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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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Afro
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Tighten up - Give it Up
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Hell Below
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It's My Thing
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Turn this thing around
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Genre: Afro-beat / Funk / Soul
Location Leuven, BE
Profile Views: 31404
Last Login: 8/25/2011
Member Since 6/7/2007
Website this page
Record Label Unsigned
Bio
..Alpacas are a 9-piece funk collective hailing from Louvain, Belgium. Reminiscent of the works of S.O.U.L., James Brown, Curtis Mayfield and a lot of others, their musical stylings echo with the contagious rhythms, smooth horns and infectious percussion breaks that were the trademarks of the '60's and 70's funk movement. Since their inception in 2007, Alpacas have established themselves as one of Louvain's "must-see" local acts. Apart from their solo gigs, they had the honour of sharing the stages with Mulatu Astatke, Poets of Rhythm (Sojo Club), Lefties Soul Connection, Quantic Soul Orchestra (Het Depot), Budos Band (Trix) and Reverend Cleatus & The Soul Saviours (Paris). .. ..For bookings: funkyalpacas@yahoo.com .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .."INNER CITY BLUES" (Marvin Gaye-Rueben Wilson Mash Up) ..LIVE AT HET DEPOT | SAT 22.03.08| .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......Alpacas - live at Colora Festival, Leuven 2009 - part 1.. from ..AlpacasMusic.. on ..Vimeo..... .. .. .. .. .. .. ......Alpacas - live at Colora Festival July 2009 - part 2.. from ..AlpacasMusic.. on ..Vimeo.....
Members
..Vocals - Melika ..Drums - Stan ..Bass - Regis ..Hammond & Rhodes - Mickey ..Shekere, bells & canga - Sarah ..Flute - Erykah ..Trumpet - Bram ..Sax - Joris ..Guitar - Robby .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Influences
....Deep Soul, Raw Funk, Afro riddims, Latin Bugalu.. ..Fela Kuti, James Brown, The Bamboos, Mice Parade, Meters, Ray Barretto, Mulatu Astetke, Lonnie Liston Smith, Keb Darge, The Black Panthers, Indymedia, Manu Dibango, The Tempos, Curtis Mayfield, Eddie Bo, New Mastersounds, Tortoise, Eric B & Rakim, EPMD, Gangstarr, Wilson Das Neves, Azymuth, Common, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, Poets Of Rhythm, The Funkees, J Dilla, Rueben Wilson, Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Smith, Banda Black Rio, Tim Maia, Jeremy Steig, Al Green, Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers, The Sahara Allstars, Nina Simone, J.C. Davis, Kool & The Gang, Jackie Mittoo ......
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