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Locomondo

Uniting the forces of good

About Me


Now you can find our songs on Amazon and Itunes .
Me Wanna Dance (Video clip)
The story so far...
Locomondo is a 7 member band based in Athens, Greece. It is the first band which fused the Caribbean sound together with Greek musical elements and Greek lyrics. Locomondo often incorporate traditional greek instruments in their sound such as the violin, the gaida (the Greek version of the bagpipes) and the baglama, producing a fresh sound and a new approach to the already known forms of the Caribbean as well as the Greek music.

Since 2004, they have released 3 albums and have toured extensively in Greece, Germany and the Netherlands with great success. During the course of these four years, they have shared the stage with bands such as the legendary Skatalites, Chumbawamba, Alpha Blondie, Ojos de Brujo, the Wailers, Aswad and Ska Cubano among others. They have collaborated with Amparo Sanchez from Amparanoia and Natty Bo from Ska Cubano on their latest record “Me Wanna Dance” and have participated on the single of the German group Beat n’ Blow “Hey Girl (Greek version)” which received ample airplay on Funkhaus Europa and Radio Multiculti. Vin Gordon, the veteran trombonist of Studio One, the world famous Jamaican studio, has participated in their second album, which was recorded in Jamaica in 2005.
Locomondo have entered the charts of Radio France Internationale with one of the songs of their first album “stin Athina”, been reviewed for one of their German gigs in Cologne by the reggae magazine "Riddim", and have been part of the “Radio Chango” family since 2007.
In their live shows, Locomondo try to capture the energy and the feel of a party, where the crowd and the band share the common experience of a great “fiesta”. Many of their songs have been big hits in Greece.
Lately, Locomondo have written the music for the film “To gamilio party (The wedding party)”, which was directed by Christine Crokos, an upcoming Greek-American director. The soundtrack of this film, which is the latest recording of the band, was released in January 2008.
VIDEO LINKS:
¤ The new video clip of Locomondo, from the original soudtrack of the movie "To gamilio party".
¤ Locomondo live in Cologne, Germany in the legendary Gebaude 9. Thanx to Thomas Nier and the whole Eyelense crew!!!! Visit www.eyelense.com to watch the full video.
¤ Locomondo- Reggae Music (Video Clip)

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Music:

Member Since: 3/14/2006
Band Website: locomondo.gr
Band Members: Markos Koumaris- Vocals, Guitar
Yiannis Varnavas- Guitar, Vocals
Stamatis Goulas- Keyboards, Sampler
Spyros Mpesdekis- Bass
Stratos Sountris- Drums
Mike Mourtzis- Percussion
Thanasis "Spogos" Tampakis- Sound Engineer

Additional Musicians
Antonis Andreou: Trombone
Dimitris Gasias: Violin
Giorgos Makris: Gaida, Kaval
Natasa Mindrinou: Vocals

Sounds Like:

Record Label: MBI (Music Box International)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Amparanoia- Locomondo tickets presale!

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Posted by Locomondo on Wed, 28 May 2008 03:06:00 PST

"Gamilio Party" OST out now!

The soundtrack of the movie "To gamilio party (The wedding party)" is out now. You can buy it in all the record shops in Greece. If you live in Germany, you can buy it from the following address:http:...
Posted by Locomondo on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:12:00 PST

Friend requests...

8a 8elame na zhthsoume suggnwmh gia ta friend requests ta opoia ka8usteroun. Den einai oti den sas goustaroume ... Lwgw tou programmatos mas kai lwgw kapoiwn texnikwn problhmatwn (krasarismena pc) ta ...
Posted by Locomondo on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:11:00 PST

Me Wanna Dance, cd of the week on Funkhaus Europa!

Our new cd "Me Wanna Dance" is cd of the week on the German radio station Funkhaus Europa!Love,Locos...
Posted by Locomondo on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:29:00 PST

"Me Wanna Dance" video

Thn Paraskeuh 22 Iouniou (10.30) sthn Texnopolh sthn zwntanh mas emfanish gia thn hmera mousikhs 8a kanoume ta gurismata gia to kainourgio mas video clip "Me Wanna Dance". 8a xaroume para polu na eisa...
Posted by Locomondo on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:59:00 PST

Loco on the radio (7.6.07)

Thn Pempth 7 Iouniou oi Locomondo 8a briskontai sthn suxnothta tou deuterou programmatos stous 103,7 sthn ekpomph ths Yiannas Triantafyllh (23.00- 24.00). Mporeite na akousete to programma sto interne...
Posted by Locomondo on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:55:00 PST

Loco on TV

Oi Locomondo 8a briskontai thn Paraskeuh 8 Iouniou sthn ekpomph "Funked" ths Lydias Papaiwannou  (21.00- 22.00) sto Mad TV kai to Sabbato 9 Iouniou sthn ekpomph "Art Uber Alles" sto Channel 9 (20...
Posted by Locomondo on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:08:00 PST

PROSOXH: Allagh wras kai merous gia thn sunaulia ths kuriakhs 3/6

H sunaulia tis Kuriakhs 3/6 sto Porto Rafti allazei wra kai topo8esia. H sunaulia 8a pragmatopoih8ei sto Aulaki (dipla apo to Porto Rafti) stis 12.00 to meshmeri.   Love, Locos...
Posted by Locomondo on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:42:00 PST

Locomondo on Kokkino 105.5 with Antonis Frangos (1st June 2007)

Thn Paraskeuh 1 Iouniou 19.00-20.30 oi Locomondo 8a einai sthn ekpomph tou Antwnh Fragkou, Post rock, sto Kokkino 105,5. Mporeite na akousete thn ekpomph zwntana apo thn dieu8unsh:Kokkino 105,5-------...
Posted by Locomondo on Tue, 29 May 2007 08:41:00 PST

Oi prwtoi 100 gia thn Pempth... The first 100 for Thursday

Geia sas paidia,Oi prwtoi 100 pou 8a steiloun email sto [email protected] me to onomatepwnumo tous tha mporesoun na mpoun sthn prwth sunaulia ston Stauro tou Notou (dhladh thn Pempth 10 Maiou) plhrwno...
Posted by Locomondo on Mon, 07 May 2007 08:34:00 PST