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| NAME: BAND DOB: STYLE: LOCATION: |
JIKA March 1998 ? Melbourne, Victoria |
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| BIO: | Multicultural Melbourne is giving birth to a new hybrid of music. It ignores the
current template of the pop/rock format and encompassing both the cultural and new styles of music. This music is Jika, a four piece consisting of; a Chilean, a Serbian, a New Zealand born Polish-Singaporean, and an Australian born Spanish-Hungarian. Fusing elements of latino, metal, funk, electronic, punk rock, hip hop and world influences, Jika's eclectic sound reflects the multicultural backgrounds of its members and the cultural melting pot that is Melbourne. Using a full percussion section, Jika uses latin rhythms to create a tribal South American feel. Keyboards and an electronic percussion pad adds a psychedelic/electro drum n' bass edge. There's heavy riffs worthy of any metal fan in the mix, European guitar lines, there's Spanish and Serbian rapping in there too, didgeridoo playing, there's jazzy sections whilst incorporating, the fun, the love, and the feel of old school funk. |
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| BEST SHOWS: |
Butterfly Effect Support - Feb 03 @ Sloshed Cod Front Bar Espy - July 04 Androids Support - Feb 04, Sunbury |
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| INFLUENCES: | Santana, Ribjla Corba, Meshuggah, Afrika Bombaata, Tantric, Tea
Party and about 1000 other artists |
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| RELEASES: |
Family Business (EP) Sep 1998 The White Lady (EP) Jan 2000 Psy-fly (single) Oct 2002 upcoming: Just like the others (due April 2005) released through Automatic Distribution |
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| WEB ADDRESS: | www.jikamusic.com |
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| PHONE: |
0413 406 043 |
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| EMAIL: |
jika_@hotmail.com |
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