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Baraka

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About Me


In the sweltering sun-drenched lands of Tempe, AZ, three midwestern lads smoldering from the heat, joined together to form the Voltronic band-Baraka. Formed in early 2003, featuring members from Tempe’s own Phatty Acids and Minneapolis based bands Pharoah’s Dance and BokoMaru. BARAKA was one of the finalists in 2003’s "Battle of the Jams," as promoted by Intelligroove.They have shared stages with such national touring acts as Particle, Signal Path, Jeremy Sole, BLVD, Captain Solarcat, The Big Organ Trio, Amandla (feat. Claude Coleman Jr of Ween), DJ Aztech Sol, dj Loki, James Christopher and Manny Vibes, Alder Dice Trio and Modern Groove Assembly.BARAKA has played the following venues :
The Sail Inn (tempe)
The Hut (Tucson)
The AUX(phx)
Hollywood Alley (mesa)
The GoatHead Saloon (mesa)
The Emerald Lounge (phx)
McDuffy’s/The Bash on Ash (tempe)
The Rhythm Room(phx)
The Orpheum Theatre(flag)
The Hidden House(PHX)
The Paper Heart Gallery (phx)
Monroe’s (phx)
The Icehouse (phx)
The Monastary (mesa)
Oak Creek Brewery (Sedona)
Casa Blanca Lounge (phx)
Flagstaff Brewing Co (Flg)
The Lost Leaf (phx)
and The Loft (tempe)...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/18/2005
Band Website: barakamusiclounge.com
Band Members: View Baraka's Electronic Press Kit
Jelani Canser-
Low Frequencies, booty bumpin' palpatations, vocals, Keys |||
Marc Gunn-
Beats and Breaks, engrossingly rhythmic gyrations, vocals, Drum Programming |||
Brendan Shannon-
six string samurai, aural manipulations, vocals, Keys, Drum Programming |||
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Influences: James Brown,
Neil Diamond,
Charles Bronson,
STS9,
charles mingus,
miles davis,
jimi hendrix,
the grateful dead,
soulive,
Maceo Paker,
nightmares on wax,
atmosphere,
curtis mayfield,
beastie boys,
afroskull,
Herbie Hancock,
dave holland,
gateway trio,
the new deal,
al green,
Larry Coryell,
phish,
Jaco Pastorious,
Jane’s Addiction,
RJD2,
orbital,
P-R-I-M-U-S!,
delta nove,
Bugz in the Attic,
Daz-I-Kue,
karl denson and his tiny universe,
Lettuce,
faygo,
DJ Spooky,
TOTO,
the Glitch Mob,
On the One,
"APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION",
boards of canada,
john abercrombie,
Morphine,
Bryant Gumble,
elvin jones,
sly and the family stone,
kool and the gang,
peanut butter m&m’s,
Don Cherry,
Bassnectar,
Eddie Hazel,
orb,
Eddie Harris,
jurassic 5,
cheb i sabbah,
the meters,
booker t & the m.g.’s,
the lyman woodard trio,
Garaj-a-Trois,
Rae & Christian,
juan de marcos afro-cuban all-stars,
astral project,
the brecker brothers,
beer,
DJ Shadow,
jazzanova,
pancho sanchez,
Bill Withers,
Labron James,
bernie worrell,
The Herbaliser,
ozomatli,
Soul Coughing,
Garaj Mahal,
air,
dirty dozen brass band,
wayne shorter,
pachora,
chali2na,
bloodcount,
black ceasar,
pootie tang,
cal tjader,
frank zappa,
lotus,
john scofield,
Blind Faith,
DJ Logic,
Rascal scooters,
mahavishnu orchestra,
badmarsh & shri,
benjamin harper and his innocent criminals,
Gil Scott Heron,
amon tobin,
jobim,
fela kuti,
tribe called quest,
ozric tentacles,
e+j brandy,
John Stamos’ little brother,
king crimson,
breakestra,
GIANT PEOPLE,
The Roots,
Frank Stallone,
roots manuva,
MMW,
daft punk,
charlie hunter,
rebirth brass band,
ron carter,
brad meldhau,
joshua redman,
keith jarrett,
steve reich,
philip glass,
Finger Bang,
stevie wonder,
cymande,
De La Soul
...too much to list quite honestly. See if you can pick out the influences.
Sounds Like: Hot magma on a brisk fall evening....
Type of Label: None