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		HOUSE OF SHAKIRA Stockholm, Stockholms län Sweden Profile Views: 27719 Last Login: 7/8/2009
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House Of Shakira: General Info

Member Since

8/3/2006

Band Website

http://www.houseofshakira.com

Band Members

Andreas Eklund - Vocals
Mats Hallstensson - Guitar, vocals
Anders Lundström - Guitar
Per Schelander - Bass, vocal
Tony Andersson - Drums

Influences

Journey
Eagles
Led Zeppelin
David Coverdale
Van Halen

Sounds Like

House Of Shakira - You Are
From live DVD House Of Shakira - Live At Firefest 2005

House Of Shakira - Uncontrolled
From live DVD House Of Shakira - Live At Firefest 2005

Stockholm

Record Label

Lion Music

Type of Label

Indie

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About House Of Shakira

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Discography:
- III "Re-issue" including DVD "Live at Sweden Rock Festival 2006" (2008)
- Retoxed (2007)
- Live At Firefest 2005 DVD (2006)
- Lint "Re-issue" (2005)
- First Class (2004)
- Live+ (2001)
- III (2000)
- Best Of Two (2000)
- On The Verge (1998)
- Lint (1997)

Biography:
HOUSE OF SHAKIRA is a Swedish rock n'roll band formed in Stockholm around 1991. HOUSE OF SHAKIRA carry a unique sound that stands out among other bands in the same genre. The band's motto is "Try every idea with an open mind". This means that every member of the band contributes their personal musical ideas making the lyrics, rythmical patterns, chord changes and melodies special. HOUSE OF SHAKIRA consists of five very different personalities that really only have one thing in common - to write and perform great songs. A good song is the key to make the band function; style or sound doesn't matter if the written material is poor. HOUSE OF SHAKIRA produces melodic rock of the very highest quality due to a constant mixing of hard rock with several other musical styles - the vocals soar, the melodies rise and the guitars bring it all together. All these components makes listening to HOUSE OF SHAKIRAs music a sensational experience. Because of the diversity of the lyrics and the music, HOUSE OF SHAKIRA does not fall under your typical hardrock classification; they find a wider musically interested audience and fan community.

There is a special story behind the naming of the band. At the start the band was called " The Station". Then a swedish record company thought that the name sounded too much like their own (The Record Station), so the band unanimously decided to drop the name. A couple of weeks later their demo was reviewed in a German music magazine saying that "this is a great band, but at the moment they don't have a name". The magazine arranged a kind of contest for their readers to name this excellent, nameless band. One of the readers in England, Geoff Noddings entered the contest and suggested the name of " HOUSE OF SHAKIRA ". In 1991 newspapers in England wrote about a boutique in London called "The House of Shakira". Using the selling of clothes in the boutique as a cover, this store actually offered and sold a very different commodity. The House of Shakira was in fact a bordello. Today the band uses the name as a metaphor for something that is not what it seems to be.

HOUSE OF SHAKIRAs debut "Lint"(bluestone) hit the stores in 1997 and was nominated best debut album by magazines and e-zines all over Europe. Some magazines went even further in their praises of the band and put " Lint "up on the "top-ten list" of debut albums ever. Shortly after the release of "Lint" HOUSE OF SHAKIRA went on tour through Europe as an opening act for Royal Hunt. They continued to England and played the Gods festival where "they set the standard for the day which was never bettered"( XXXXXX).

Such has been the standard of the HOUSE OF SHAKIRA story - great reviews, hard work and lots of laughter. The band has been around for fifteen years now and the members are still creative and push themselves to write the best songs in rock n' roll today.

Also, check out the band at:
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Purevolume.com
Znapmusic.com

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Julia	Jul 6 2009 5:09 AM Hej, hej :) Just wanna wish you fine evening. All the best. Julia.
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Maria Marruschkka	Jun 15 2009 5:06 AM Nedrans dret attt jag missade er konsert den 14 maj.Men jag är er fan ändå, som alltid!!Just nu är favvisen No faith..grymt bra musik..men vid 1:40 hoppar min spelare ner till Turkish nights..som oxå är bra,hehe.. men skulle bra gärna vilja höra klart faithen;-) Åtgärda pls!!Råkk ån..ni är så jävla duktiga boys!!/Maria
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MARKONEE	Apr 29 2009 5:30 AM Thank you Mats !!! You're a gentleman. We got the sound Beau give it a shape...Rock I hope to see you soon too...in Sweden !!
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Johan Niskanen	Apr 27 2009 5:08 AM Hej, tack för vänskapen! :) Mvh Johan
Silke	Apr 14 2009 5:24 AM Hi guys, and a good time! You are awesome! Rock on! Silke
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James Hopkins - Vocalist - Black Mass Rising	Apr 1 2009 4:44 PM Hey fellas! Hope you're having a great week!! Best wishes!! James Black Mass Rising
Staffan	Mar 31 2009 2:05 PM Tjenare pojkar. Hur fan lever livet nere i stockholm då? Här i Pitstan är det som vanligt iallafall. Hör gärna av er om ni hälsar på i vidderna här uppe.
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