Where do our MySpace "friends" come from and why? We feel very lucky that so many people have found us here and we've "farmed" a few, of course.
We make friend requests because something was clever, interesting, just caught our attention, or seemed like cool people who might enjoy the attitude and energy of Iko Iko...and thanks!
Want to hear more song samples? Visit the home page of the greatest band in the land: http://www.iko-iko.com
The band debuted nationally as IKO IKO and released "Snowstorm in the Jungle" on Kingsnake Records in 1987 with a U.S. tour, radio support and lots of friends along the way. Today, the spirit, the excitement and the great friends all continue.
In 1987 IKO IKO released "Snowstorm in The Jungle" on King Snake Records
In 1991 IKO IKO released "Riding on the Rims" on Little Silver Records.
In 1996 IKO IKO released "Protected By Voodoo" On Little Silver Records.
In 2000 IKO IKO released "Shine" once again on Little Silver.
In 2002 Graham Wood Drout worked with Albert Castiglia on his record "Burn"
In 2004 Graham Wood Drout worked with 2006 IBC winner Joey Gilmore on his album "The Ghosts of Mississippi..." on BluePik Records
In 2005 Graham and Albert Castiglia released a live acoustic performance album "The Bittersweet Sessions" on Little Silver Records. Castiglia also features other songs by GWD on his records and in live performances.
Over the years IKO IKO has recieved numerous awards and critical notice from the press and radio. Voted Jam magazines Best Blues Band in Florida. Graham was awarded Miami New Times "Best Songwriter"
Extra Credit:
Florida Music Awards "Best Blues Band"
Blues Revue Magazine "Hidden Treasures of the Blues"
Jam Entertainment Magazine Florida Music Awards "Best Blues Band"
Voted "Best Blues Band" New Times Magazine
Voted "Best Blues Band" New Times Magazine
Featured on NPR's "Crossroads" and "Music of the Subtropics"
Performed Sheb Wooley's Purple People Eater with Jimmy Buffett for the soundtrack of the Robert Zemeckis film "Contact" starring Jodi Foster
Appearance and inclusion of our song, "Don't Mess with the Voodoo" in the Martin Scorcese film, "Cape Fear" starring Robert DeNiro
When not touring, IKO IKO performs closer to home with performances all over the state of Florida including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Cutler Ridge, Homestead, Islamorada, Marathon, Duck Key, Key West, Naples, Pompano Beach, Oakland Park, Wellington, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Jupiter, Vero, Stuart, Port St. Lucie, Melbourne, Hobe Sound, Orlando, Long Boat Key, Tampa, Okeechobee, St. Augustine, Deland, Tallahassee, Panama City and more.
The band's music is influenced by a huge range of artists that are really based in the quality of their songs and lyrics as much as their style of music. A real diversity of genres and artists including everything from Van Morrison and John Hiatt to Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker to The Black Keys to Foo Fighters and Fabulous Thunderbirds to Green Day. Other strong influences include Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Miles Davis, Captain Beefheart, NRBQ, Howlin' Wolf, Rolling Stones, Otis Taylor, Papa Mali, The Doors, The Allman Brothers, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Richard Lloyd, Tom Verlaine, B.B. King, Steve Miller Band, Joe Jackson, Sly Stone, Jack Cassidy, Willie Dixon, John Prine, Santana, Buddy Guy, Julian Cope and a ton of others that span many generations.
If you like what you hear and see, please add Iko-Iko's main MySpace band page to your friends...click here to visit Graham Wood Drout & IKO IKO on MySpace!
Have you heard the songs, "The Ghosts of Mississippi," "Big Toe," "The Day The Old Man Died," or "Teasing the Trains" recorded by either Graham Wood Drout, Albert Castiglia, Joey Gilmore or any other artist in blues, rock, country, AAA, progressive music today? Have you heard them on Sirius or XM or MusiChoice networks, local radio or soundtracks? Did you know that Iko-Iko appeared in the films "Cape Fear" (with Robert DeNiro) and "Contact" (with Jodi Foster)? These award winning songs are written by Graham Wood Drout from Iko-Iko! "Song of the Year" from Blues Critics Choice Awards and so much more...
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IKO-IKO uses: Future Sonics Ear Monitors(R) brand, Audix mics, Knucklehead Strings, Hornets drumsticks, RhythmTech percussion, Walden Guitars, Hear Technologies Monitor Systems, MTD basses, Sennheiser Evolution Wireless, and Roc 'N Soc drum thrones, Stage Ninja Systems. See our friends list below or visit our main site for links to these great companies!.
It is incredible - defying time with fans of every possible age who just love great rockin' music that blows the doors off the party. It is cool that so many people get the vibe of Graham Wood Drout and IKO IKO, a band that reinvents itself and delivers energy, musicianship and mojo every single night! FOR COMPLETE TOUR DATES AND APPEARANCES, VISIT WWW.IKO-IKO.COM
IKO IKO has performed with:
IKO IKO has opened for:
Bo Diddley
Ron Wood
Jimmy Buffett
Willie Dixon
Lucky Petersen
Bobby Keys
Ivan Neville
David Bromberg
Slash
Jim Belushi
James Harman
Mike Utley
Steven Stills
Billy Mann
Albert Castiglia
Joey Gilmore
Nil Lara
and many others
Gregg Allman
B.B. King
Dr. John
The Radiators
George Thorogood
John Lee Hooker
Boz Scaggs
Johnny Winter
Muddy Waters
Edgar Winter
Col. Bruce Hampton
Southside Johnny & The Jukes
Albert Collins
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
Dave Mason
Donna The Buffalo
Fishbone
Greg "Fingers" Taylor
and many others
Basically, we are the friends and fans for the greatest Blues, Rock, Americana, "Swampadelic" Roots band in the land, GRAHAM WOOD DROUT & IKO-IKO!!!!
This is the band heard in the films "Cape Fear" and "Contact" as well as tv, radio, satellite radio, internet radio and much more.
See the left side of this page for the band's own MySpace page.
Thanks to Little Silver Records, 5 incredibly HOT CD's later, the band is on fire! The shows are legendary.
Here is how it all started: A young couple from Minnesota was in Miami in 1988 and heard the most amazing band they'd ever heard after wandering in to this great little club called Tobacco Road. They got to talk with the band and bought their album called "Snowstorm in the Jungle." After returning to Minnesota, they started playing it for friends and would get together on Monday nights and thus began The Voodoo Crew (Named for the song, "Don't Mess with the Voodoo").
Well, after a return to Tobacco Road in 1996 (the band was not in town to their disappointment), they found the band's web site (a younger, simpler Internet at that time) and new CD's!
They found out that we were not alone in their love for this amazing band and invited anyone who wanted to join them to sign up. They have since gone on to do many things like movies and even work with another favorite, Jimmy Buffett! The rest is history!
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NEW! Download digitally remastered reissues of Graham Wood Drout & IKO IKO "Protected By Voodoo" and "Shine" via iTunes
IKO IKO fans? Check out The Voodoo Crew - for the earliest days of the band, local chapters were popping up all of the world and, now that frontman Graham Drout has returned to radio with his songs being performed by incredible artists like Joey Gilmore (GWD wrote title track to the award-winning "Ghosts of Mississippi") and Albert Castiglia (collaborator and mentor to this young Blues-monster!).
GET THE NEW REISSUED/REMASTERED DOWNLOAD VERSIONS OF IKO-IKO RELEASES ON LITTLE SILVER RECORDS NOW AVAILABLE VIA YOUR FAVORITE ONLINE MUSIC STORES!
Hello IKO IKO, JUST HERE TO WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY EASTER ! And greetings to my friend J.Wenzel please from Big Al / ARCHIVES, Latvia. - Oleg and Sherry.
The Homestead thing was great! I had a GREAT mexican dinner across the street from the bandshell. Then I layed out on the grass there in the park, with a cool breeze, and looked up at the stars while listening to you guys do your thing. It was good for the soul.
Hey, Al Castiglia has a early dinner show at Frtz & Franz, also on Friday, so I'll probably head over to the nearby Titanic afterwards to catch you guys! By the way, I peeped in on you guys down in Key West last weekend while you y'all were rocking the Green Parrot. The Parrot's web cam kinda gives a creepy view,...and I like it!
