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:: LAIQUE ::

Best expressed in interpretive dance... lay-eek!

About Me

Laïque embraces the ambience of the 1930's Paris jazz scene and infuses it with a fiery brew of European Gypsy grooves. Featuring melodies sung in French, Portuguese and Romany, flamenco guitar styles, weaving horn lines all accentuated by driving rhythms...
The line-up comprises vocals, acoustic guitar, double-bass, Cajon/drums and Sax.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/9/2006
Band Members: Featuring...
Kylie Southwell (vocals)
Gerard Mapstone (guitar)
Darcy McNaulty (saxophones)
Sam Vincent (double bass)
Will Eager (cajon and percussion)

Influences: ahhhh.... where to begin... world music from all over the planet... flamenco, manouche, african, latin, jazz, folk / vengo, black cat white cat, triplets of belleville, latcho drom, transilvannia / all our friends who play wonderful inspiring music


RECENT PERFORMANCES
June 22 Starlight Gathering, The longest Kiss Goodnight, Winter Solstice Celebration, Sunshine Coast
June 23 Northey St Winter Solstice Celebration, Northey St
July 29 Alimos 'Sounds giving life festival'
Support for 'Waiting for Guinness', The Columbian
Australian Food and Wine Fest, Noosa, St Tropez Chic, Ricky's
Buddha Birthday Festival, May 5th, Southbank Parklands
Starlight Aries Gathering, Yandina, Qld
Woodford Folk Festival, World Music Stage, Chai
Brisbane Powerhouse, Spark Bar
Lock n Load, West End Brisbane
Paladar Fumidor Cafe, West End

Sounds Like: ...a double love affair with gypsy music & Jazz. The music blends contemporary ideas & arrangements of jazz & folk songs with flavours of gypsy music from Spain, France, Greece, India and Africa.
The diverse musical backgrounds & interests of the band members combine to create a fresh sound that balances driving rhythms with delicate melodies performed in the original languages.

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None