STYLE:
Urban Roots
ALBUMS:
BKB backed up their first EP release with a tough debut album
titled ‘STAND UP’, independently released in October 2006
through their own label, ROOTS LEVEL RECORDS and in Japan
through VILLAGE AGAIN/SIDEOUT. The album has received mass
critical acclaim with ‘come and check your head’, the first
single off the album hitting hard!
RADIO
PLAY:
(Australia)
Singles - Water, Come and Check your head, Stand Up, Don’t
let go
High rotation on JJJ
Nova
‘Come and check your head’ made JJJ’s hottest 100 list for
2006.
BKB’s debut album STAND UP was a Feature Album on Triple J
and also received a J Award Nomination 2006 – Triple J’s Australian
Album of the year.
Along with national radio, the album has been a staple on
country wide community stations. With 3 single releases all
gaining solid airplay.
FESTIVALS
PLAYED:
BIG DAY OUT (2008)
Live Earth 2007
East Coast Blues & Roots festival 2006, 2007(Australia)
West Coast Blues & Roots festival 2006, 2007 (Australia)
Reggae Town 2007
Womadelaide 2007 (Australia)
Falls festival 2006 (Australia)
Southbound 2007(Australia)
Homebake 2007(Australia)
Woodford folk fest 2005 2006 2007(Australia)
JJJ AWOL SERIES 2007(Australia)
Summer Sonic 2007(Japan)
Green Room festival 2006 2007 (Japan)
Fiji’s World Music Festival 2006 (Fiji)
just to name a few…
QUOTES:
“The revolution will be televised, dance-hall style.” -
Tsunami Magazine
“Never has a lesson/protest song been so
infectiously delivered.” - The Drum Media.
“It was almost as if the whole building
itself was grooving to their entrancing beats and inspiring
lyrics. Blue King Brown provided what they do best, transporting
listeners into another world…” - Fasterlouder.com
“Blue King Brown are people magnets. Within
seconds of walking on stage there was a rush to the dance
floor. It was a frantic night of dancing and a solid performance
from a band whose star is forever rising higher.” -
Tsunami
HAVE
OPENED FOR:
SANTANA
DAMIAN ‘JR GONG’ MARLEY
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD
THE JOHN BUTLER TRIO
SILVERCHAIR
POWDERFINGER
THE CAT EMPIRE
CODY CHESNUT
Amongst others.....
POLITiCAL:
Dedicated to the movement, Hard hitting lyrics and groove,
socially aware and active, Blue King Brown is a band that
walks their talk on many social issues and are known for actively
speaking out.
BAND
MEMBERS:
Natalie Paapaa - Vocals, Guitar :: Carlo Santone – Bass ::
Salvador Persico – Percussion :: Pete Wilkins – Drums Sam
Cope – Keyboards :: Emily ‘G’ Mould - Trombone :: Nick ‘Dub’
Wilkins - Trumpet :: Hailey Cramer - Backing Vocals :: Nadee
- Backing Vocals
More info at: www.bluekingbrown.com
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