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Akimbo play
original world fusion dance and vocal music combining elements of
Afro-pop, Latin, Funk, Celtic and Jazz. They put on a highly-energetic
and colorful show, and can keep an audience on their feet for hours.
!Akimbo has appeared with such names as Laura Love, Kotoja, Jim
Page and Holly Near. The seven members of !Akimbo, together for
eight years, have captivated audiences at major festivals including
SolFest, San Francisco Mardi Gras, The High Sierra Music Festival,
California World Music Festival, Sacramento Heritage Festival, Valhalla
Arts and Music Festival, Heavenly Valley Brewfest, Whole Earth Festival,
and the Reno Calypso Festival. They have been nominated SIX consecutive
years for a Sacramento Area Music Award (SAMMIE), and their 3 CD's
have received great reviews from the music press. San Francisco
Bay Guardian: ' Davis-based !Akimbo expand the definition of world
beat from its trademark Afro-Caribbean rhythms into a multicultural
jive so dizzying that it exceeds the limitations of one stage.'
' !Akimbo blends soukous, Afro-beat, zydeco, reggae, Celtic and
rock beats into a refreshing new mix. The result is a richly layered,
and by turns hauntingly emotive and irresistibly upbeat type of
music that moves your soul while begging your feet to dance'
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