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Cappy C

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About Me

Now first things first i'm a proud father who was blessed having 3 children who i luv very much more than anything in the world,1st my eldest son Codie Cowan 15yrs old who is an excellent footballer has a good sidestep & tackles hard but has no ears all good,next my beautiful daughter Tanishea Cowan 13yrs old shes plays great basket ball & net ball shes a bit towy & shes bossy never mind & last but not least my youngest son Riva 5yrs old he likes Samurai,Batman,Spiderman all that kind of stuff he's been singing to me lately which is pretty cool,well i started playing trumpet in my school band everytime i hopped on the drums my band teacher would say get off we've already got a drummer, well as soon as i left school straight on the drums.My mother wanted me to play drums in our family polynesian show, we had a contract at guam hilton for six mnths which lasted 5yrs.I was 10yrs old at the time i was playing trumpet,drums,knife & fire dance after that i played at beachcomber island for 3yrs, my friends and i formed a reggae band, Mataqali Music, with them for 10yrs, in 1983 we won Star Search channel 10 Australian tv,after that i joined the Riva Band formed exsclusively for the Sheraton on the Park Riva nite club in sydney where i was so fortunate to play with some of the worlds finest musicans such as Janet Jackson Band;Little John drummer, funky as Mariah Carey Band; Harry Connick Jnr;Raymond Webber, solid hard hitter Bryan Ferry Band;Alvino bennett, kicked my drums so hard he broke my china, next day i was endorsed with Paiste cymbals not one cymbal but a whole new set damm Gladys Knight Band no pips Barry White;met him across the road Hilton Hotel 1996 sound check. very deep soft spoken man i was the noisy one, his band came & jammed after their gig and kicked it Diana Ross Band;Grand opening nite of Star City Casino Madonna Band;Omar Hakim came to check us out my keyboard player introduced him to me he said you got pocket bro, i said thanks & rushed off to get a drink cause we just came off stage i didnt know who he was,the next i was at Billy Hyde Drumcraft & they were playing his video,i was like hey i met that guy last nite not knowing he was a kick ass drummer.anyway he came again so that was cool Boyz II Men Band;they jammed next nite we were in the front at their concert Thelma Houston;she sung with us her & our lead singer kicked together she likes that champagne Michael Jackson Band;Jonathen Moffat now i know why they call him Sugar Foot Michael Bolton Band;yeah UB40;known them for the last 20yrs jammed at the Horden Pavillion toured Australia with them great guys,always bump into them all around the world,the volcano Peter Tosh;played support with him Civic Theatre Newcastle Toots & The Maytals;very nice man played with him at the Musos Club Surry hills Sydny Ronnie Jordan;nice jam with him at Riva Sheraton on the Park Mark Morrison;walked in while we were playing Return of the Mack so he got up & sung it Riva Sheraton on the Park Meatloaf;very funky white boys Kenny Gee;we just came off stage & his brother carrying a sax came in the room saying ok you guys kenny wants to jam,so we let him being kenny gee, his guitar and keys were excellent. Jodeci KC & Jojo;it was my birthday and i ended up playing with KC&JOJO man what a birthday me &JOJO party hardyKaylen;awsome singers Bazza & Dennis may Bazz R.I.P love u guys Renee Geyer Marcia Hines Disco Montego Lisa Maxwell Chrissy Amphlett Michelle Rounds James Reyne Emma Donovan Marlene CumminsBilly Thorpe - Sun Studios Neil Brooks Sports Show Riva Band Mataqali Music Kenny GSupport Band for Spearhead - Byron Bay Roots and Blues Festival Jimmy Cliff - Selinas, Kicks (Parramatta Leagues) Peter Tosh - Capitol Theatre UB40 - Australian Tour Midnight Oil - Musicians Against Apartheid - Selinas1st Australia Day Bi-Centennial Janet Jackson (private party at her request) Waitangi Day - Bondi Pavillion Hibiscus Festival - SuvaMancini's - Sydney Sheraton-On-The-Park - Sydney Park Regis - Sydney Hard Rock Café - Singapore Live On 5 - Singapore TV Byron Bay Beach Hotel Dalton House - Darling Harbour Ritz Carlton - Double Bay Shark Island Sydney Opera House Fort Denison Luna Park South Sydney Juniors Seagulls - Gold Coast The Embassy - Double Bay The Fijian Hotel - Fiji Mocambo Hotel - Fiji Singapore Hilton Hong Kong Hilton Jakarta Hilton Kuala Lumpur Hilton Macau Casino

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Harvey mason hes got the groove,Carlton Barret may he rest in peace hes got the signature roll 4 reggae with his name on it nobody comes close.Buddy rich was out there 2 r.i.p. Bruce Lee was the best kug fu even today may he also r.i.p. yep i know what youre thinking everyone i'de like to meet has passed away hey harveys still there so theres hope yet.

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DRUM WORKSHOP

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Posted by on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:39:00 GMT

Japan

That's where i am - created my new band 'KAUWHATA' and we have our debut concert at Weatherking in Miyazaki on the 31st January - 7pm tickets Yen1,500 - see you there!!!
Posted by on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:45:00 GMT