GAHU Summer Tour 2006

GAHU MEDIA RELEASE JANUARY 24 2006

GAHU Summer Tour 2006

Friday February 3rd London Bar:
cnr Queen & Wellesley St Auckland City. 9pm start.

Friday February 10
Support act James Brown's Seven Decades of Funk Tour
Civic Theatre cnr Queen & Wellesley St Auckland City. 8pm

Saturday February 18 Coromandel - Waiau Waterworks 5pm

Sunday February 19 Devonport Food & Wine Festival noon

Saturday February 25 Hamilton Gardens Summer Festival 7pm

“GAHU - a Pacific/African pollination of grooves and melodies - with stunning interludes on the talking drum, brilliant guitar playing and just overall world class stuff. The band is so original and imaginative, and their arrangements so intelligent and interesting that they are a real pleasure to hear. Do catch them if you get a chance.”
Derek Jacombs www.kokomo-music.co.nz/news

GAHU have an infectious passion for the music they call Afro-Kiwi fusion. It is a funky New Zealand sound which encompasses Afrobeat, African juju music, traditional rhythms of Ghana, Kiwi jazz and funk.
Their new album 'Shell Money' was released in November 2005.

“Gahu stride between world music and jazz....with great energy, sociability and commitment, and their 'Hot Planet' album of last year still commands my CD player.
The new album ‘Shell Money’ doesn't mess much with the likeable formula which brings various African guitar styles (Hilife, Afrobeat ) to the fore...musically uplifting stuff ... I expect to be hauling this one out regularly come summer.”
Graham Reid NZ Herald November 2005

“Gahu - a Pacific/African pollination of grooves and melodies - with stunning interludes on the talking drum, brilliant guitar playing and just overall world class stuff. The band is so original and imaginative, and their arrangements so intelligent and interesting that they are a real pleasure to hear. Do catch them if you get a chance.”
Derek Jacombs www.kokomo-music.co.nz/news

Live performances of this energetic band from Grey Lynn have the added attraction of the energetic dancing of Mr Y.B., man from Ghana, and the sight & sound of the unusual drums from Ghana with their irresistible call.

GAHU are:
Bud Hooper Ghana drums, drumkit
Lance McNicoll guitar
Cadzow Cossar guitar
Jane McAllister electric bass
Chris Neilson trumpet & saxophone
Ben McNicoll saxophones
Mr Y.B. Ghana drums, singing & dancing

For more information www.gahu.co.nz

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