The full band is made up of around 10 professional musicians - A six strong rythmn section; drum kit and congas, cajon, djembe, guiro, berimbau etc. A 2 or 3 strong brass section; tenor and alto sax, flute, trombone and trumpet. Guitar, bass & tres... and lots of vocals.
In no particular order... Adam Jacobs - bass & vocals, Lawrence Nunes - clave, cabassa & vocals, Hannah Turk Richards - alto sax, cabassa and vocals, Andy Lowe - guitar, tres and vocals, Sarah Poland - vocals, guiro and shakers, Greg Dyer - cajon, pandeiro, berimbau, guitar and vocals, Ian Smith - kit drums, timbale, bells and vocals, West African percussionist Amanda Pickering on djembe, Simon Donohue on congas, Thomas Dodd - tenor sax, flute, cabassa, vocals... plus guest vocalists/musicians.
We also blend our own spicy mixes of dance music to warm up and play pout our gigs, keeping the dance floor jumpin' till late.
Influences
KABASA! plays music mainly from Cuba and Brazil as well as original songs. Our unique arrangements also have elements of Funk, Jamaican & West African rythmns, Jazz and smouldering Flamenco.
KABASA! is a full live party band based in Cornwall, playing funked up Afro/Latin grooves. We have a big, sunny, warm, brassy sound, mellow vocals and hot percussion.
