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No Face Enemy: Act 2
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Genre: Afro-beat / Funk / Jazz
Location BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, US
Profile Views: 135075
Last Login: 5/11/2012
Member Since 4/26/2005
Website http://www.albinoband.com
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..2fa299d235745cb17c47c2fc7b788e08.. .. .... .... .. .. .. ..JOIN THE ALBINO! MAILING LIST...... .. .. .. .. .... .. ............ .. .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .................... .... ALBINO! uses Lasers & Lights at our shows.... ........ .... ........May 2nd.. .... ........CD Release Blow-out in San Francisco!! ........ .. ..Come celebrate the release of our hard-grooving new studio album, Peralta House, at The Independent on Saturday, May 2, 2009. To give our Bay Area fans more groove for their greenback in this economically challenging time, ALBINO! is offering an ..“Afrobeat Stimulus Package”.. at the event: a complimentary Peralta House .. CD will come with every ticket purchased!.. This show ..WILL SELL OUT.. so be sure to- ..Buy Advance Tix Now..! ........ .... ......ALBINO! @ Montreal Jazz Festival...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ......ALBINO! @ Yoshi's jazz club...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ......ALBINO! - Recording New Album in Denver, CO...... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........View Album........Get your own...... ......ALBINO! - Spring Tour Audience Pics...... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........View Album........Get your own...... ......ALBINO! - Burning Man 2007 Dust Storm...... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........View Album........Get your own...... ......ALBINO! with Karl Denson in San Francisco...... ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........View Album........Get your own...... ........Happy New Year!!........ .. ..ALBINO! would like to thank all of you for helping make 2007 an incredible year for us! Our recent highlights were a sold out show at the Great American Music Hall with Karl Denson, an incredible Northwest tour all the way up to Vancouver, and most recently a wonderful weekend in Northern California! Stay tuned for new photos we will add to our gallery! We have much to come for the New Year - many new songs, a new CD on the horizon and an exciting tour schedule! .. ........Rhino.. ........ New ALBINO! CD out on the loose!.... ........ .... ...... .. ..ALBINO! is proud to announce the release of its first studio album, Rhino. As the title implies, Rhino captures ALBINO’s trademark “Heavy Heavy Afrobeat” grooves at their phattest. This disc levels dance floors like a steamroller and is guaranteed to have your tusks a-bobbin’. Rhino produced by Bruce Buchanan, ALBINO! co-founder and 15 year veteran of the Bay Area Afrobeat scene at Big Hut Productions in Berkeley, CA. The CD was mixed by Dan Prothero (Galactic, Stanton Moore, Robert Walter). Check out the Rhino samples in our on-site music player!.... Winner of the SF Music Award for "Best World Music", ALBINO! has performed to capacity crowds up and down the West Coast and as far east as Chicago. ALBINO!'s brand of afrobeat reminds music lovers of what it feels like to groove, and without fail, inspires audiences to let go and absorb the ecstatic energy that pours from the stage whenever this funk-fueled juggernaut performs..... ALBINO! is more than a band, ALBINO! is a community. Wherever Albino goes, our sense of community and interconnectedness radiates throughout our audience. It may sound like a bunch of lightweight hippy shit but the equation is very simple, and it's the truth. Love, respect and a common goal amongst all of Albino's members creates an atmoshere of... well, love, respect and a common vision with our audiences. The feeling is contagious and this recipe has enabled ALBINO! to become one of the West Coast's most sought after live music acts in only a year since its inception..... If you've ever seen us, feel free to leave a comment so we can hear from you! .. .. ..To Book ALBINO! please contact:........ ..booking@albinoband.com........ ......ALBINO! Burning Man Documentary 2008...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ......Albino! performs "P-Slap" live with Karl Denson!...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Albino! live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 2008...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Montreal Jazzfest crowd after the ALBINO! show...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..........View ALBINO!'s EPK..
Members
Kim Agnew: dancer, chekere.. Michael Bello: lead vox, bari sax, keys.. Adam Coopersmith: drums.. Chris Brown: trumpet.. Patrick Byers: bari sax.. Aaron Bortz: bass.. Nathan Endsley: tenor sax, flute.. Cal Reichenbach: guitar..
Influences
Fela Kuti, Sun Ra, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters
Sounds Like
West African funk-meets-East-Bay-grease afrobeat