Bru Bruser: bass. Gabriel Velasco: Drums. Allen Dejan, Jr: tenor sax. Brent Rose: tenor sax. Khari Lee: alto sax. Ashilin Parker: trumpet. Martin Krusche: Baritone Sax. David Hyman: guitar. Eduardo Tozzatto: keyboards. Michael Skinkus: percussion.
Influences
Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, Femi Kuti, James Brown, Thomas Mapfumo, Parliament/Funakdelic, Les Tetes Brulees, Sly and the Family Stone, EWF, Super Rail Band, Outkast, Herbie Hancock, Manu Dibango, Bootsy, ODB, Zawinul Syndicate, Sun Ra, the Wailers, Talib Kweli, Blackaliscious, Brand New Heavies, the Meters, Prince, Beck.
Whatup, whatup?! Thanks for checkin us out - now you know! We been doin it to it, gettin some music recorded for y'all and we just finished so kick back and enjoy. The party's just started and we ain't even thinkin 'bout a pause til we rock the world and put some wop on Bush head! See ya at the show...
This is our original myspace intro: My name is Bru Bruser, bassist and bandleader for Government Majik. I had an afro-beat band by the same name before Katrina that was killin... After the flood it was down to the tenor saxophonist Allen Dejan (Skychild) and myself, which left us on pause for a good while (guess that's life...). Eventually one of my old bandmates from the Hi-Life Rescue Dance Band, drummer Dylan "Sticks" Hicks, moved back to New Orleans from Chicago and we decided to get the new Gov't Majik started. Allen, Dylan and I recruited David Hyman on guitar (Triple Delight), Jamelle Williams on trumpet (Sky Child), Eduardo Tozzatto (Otra) on Keyboards, and Brent Rose on tenor sax (Otra) and started playing gigs around New Orleans. Then we added Erik Klerks (Other Planets) on guitar, Khari Lee on alto sax, Ian Smith on trumpet, and Gabriel Velasco (EOE) on percussion to filll out our ranks and make sure we had the proper amounts of afro-beat fire power! If you've seen any of these cats, then you know whats up - this band is burnin!!! We are a collective of artists committed to making progressive, expressive dance music and being a positive force in rebuilding and redefining New Orleans. We will help the people of New Orleans shed their pain and bring their message to the world! The time is now - welcome to the war for tomorrow.
much Love,
Bru Bruser for Gov't Majik.
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