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Bafaana

BAFAANA

About Me

Bafaana has been around for the best part of 9 years and has a unique sound of pulsating grooves throughout. Two of the members met on a jazz workshop and from there formed the remaining band that it is today. Bursting with funky bass, dynamic percussion and solid rhythm, blended with melodious moody guitar, keyboards and saxophone, these guys can rock. The good thing about these guys is that they listen to all styles of music and with that, they have incorporated those styles into their playing, whether it's Jazz, Funk, Blues, Latin or even jamming to create their own style. Most of the band members have played with other musician's, but when Bafaana perform together, they create a special ambiance between them. They play from their soul and their passion and enthusiasm shines through, evoking a spirit of dance and chill experience throughout their performances....Notable for performing at famous established venues such as 'THE JAZZ CAFE' in London, 'THE LIGHTHOUSE' in Poole and 'THE OPERA HOUSE' in Bournemouth.... To the exclusive events and festivals such as the 'SWANAGE JAZZ FESTIVAL', the prestigious 'COWES FESTIVAL' on the Isle of Wight and numerous carnivals.... Bafaana have recorded numerous albums to date which seemlessly blend many musical styles to create a hybrid that carries the weight of fifty years of musical heritage to the here and now. Remember the name because too many bands are trying to be cliche, where as these guys try to be unique!.................

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Member Since: 5/8/2006
Band Website: bafaana.com
Band Members: Darren Edwards (Drums)... Ped Grealey (Lead Guitar)... Cass Richards (Percussion)... Peter Bell (Saxophone)... Jason Pope (Bass Guitar)... Patrick Hayes (Trombone/Keyboards)...



Influences: Incognito, Roy Ayers, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, Joyce, George Benson, Ralph Mcdonald, Teddy Pendergrass, Ruben Wilson, Steve Gadd, Scotty Moore, Jocelyn Brown, Stanley Clarke, Robbie Vincent, Kool and the Gang, Steve Walsh, Fatback Band, Joe Sample, Level 42, Aretha Franklin, The Crusaders, James Brown, Steve Smith, Grant Green, Tony Remy, Herbie Hancock, Womack and Womack, Jaco Pastorious, Billy Cobham, Elton John, Cream, Chaka Khan, The Beatles, Tubby Hayes, Brand New Heavies, Jamiroquai, Jimi Hendrix, Curtis Mayfield, The O'Jays, Michael Jackson, Grover Washington jr, Ltj Bukem, Gill-Scott Heron, John Coltrane, Jamie Cullum, Azymuth, Friends of Distinction, Cameo, The Four Tops, Maze, Ronnie Laws, Rick James, Lonnie Liston Smith, Kenny Burrell, Funkadelic, Miles Davis, Little Richard, Anita Baker, Diana Ross, Elvis, Bobby Womack, Buddy Rich, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Frankie Beverley, Pat Metheny, Luther Vandross, Tower of Power, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, David Sanborn, Steeley Dan, Marcus Miller, Ed Motta, Eric Clapton, Southern Comfort, Guinness, Captain Morgan, Jack Daniels and anything with good vibes!!!
Sounds Like: A collective ambiance of chilled and pumping good vibes!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Tunes!

Hi All, Well, after frustratingly trying to upload our new material on our page, we finally did it. Our new sound is 'raw', but that is our style, so to give it a 'live' feel to the music. We hope yo...
Posted by Bafaana on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:13:00 PST

New recordings

Hi all, well after doing many gigs in the last 3 years, we've been in the recording studio recently and are waiting for the finishing touches to our new sound. Since our last recording we have had som...
Posted by Bafaana on Tue, 13 May 2008 09:59:00 PST