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Bukana

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About Me

We were friends first. We met, we drank, we played, we wrote, we played, we recorded, we drank, we sang, we drank, we laughed, we played, we wrote, we recorded some more. Still playing, still writing, still recording.

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Member Since: 2/21/2006
Band Website: bukana.co.uk
Band Members: STEVE - vocals, guitars, strutting, chiselled; RUSSELL - bass, vocals, fiddle, keyboards, guitars, percussion, banjo, bald; GEORGE - drums, percussion, vocals, beautiful; JOHN - guitars, vocals, keyboards, organs, melodyhorn, percussion, distant; DREW- guitars, bass, percussion, miscellaneous mellifluous magic, delicious.
Influences: The lot - music, life, the world ... comedy, tragedy, drama and boredom ... the present and the bygone ... each other. Musically, everything from Songs in the Key of Life to Illinoise and most things in between - basically anything with melody and harmony.
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Record Label: NoStrings Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New track added

Well, eventually it had to happen.  Drew has finally managed to train his stubborn little digits to dance around the keyboard in a sultry merengue and add a third track to our little my...
Posted by Bukana on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 06:31:00 PST

K'Stoolin to "check things out"

"I'm not sure what's wrong, but I'm going to have a real good poke around this weekend" Russell has confirmed.
Posted by Bukana on Tue, 09 May 2006 10:38:00 PST

Gig confirmed

After much procrastination and miscommunication over the last few days, the gig for this Thursday May 11th has been confirmed.  The venue is to be MISO, 57 West Regent Street, Glasgow. ...
Posted by Bukana on Mon, 08 May 2006 09:41:00 PST

May 11th set list simmering away

bukana have been cramming the rehearsals in of late, honing the set for the gig on 11 May (venue still, at the time of writing, to be announced).  The show is likely to see debut performances of ...
Posted by Bukana on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:21:00 PST

G stunned by Monday

George has had a "hell of a day", and is reported to just be lying on his sofa eating dry cornflakes straight out of the box.  Chin up, big guy, chin up - tomorrow, as they say, is only a day awa...
Posted by Bukana on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:04:00 PST

Bukana to unleash Steve's lower range

Just to confirm that the band is currently working on a surprise track which will showcase the very nether regions of Steve's range - the darkest dampest cave of his already subterranean voicebox...
Posted by Bukana on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:02:00 PST

Drew unfazed by security rumours

Oddly - and unexpectedly - Drew has informed the rest of the band that he remains "unfazed" by "rumours swirling around the press at the moment" regarding a "possible security breach at his ...
Posted by Bukana on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 05:41:00 PST

New review in Daily Record

Rick Fulton has featured bukana's new 3-track demo in his soundcheck in today's Record.  Buy it.  Selected quotes ... "glorious summer-tinged pop ... a bit rockier than say Crowded House but...
Posted by Bukana on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 05:31:00 PST

bukana to play intimate showcase gig 11 May

News just in - bukana have been asked to play an intimate, showcase-type gig at an as yet undisclosed venue in Glasgow's West end on May 11th.  Further details to follow, but keep the date free ....
Posted by Bukana on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 05:29:00 PST