Abadá Capoeira | nl

ZABADAK is a Japanese musical group formed in 1985 by Tomohiko Kira (吉良知彦), Yôko Ueno (上野洋子), and Katsushi Matsuda (松田克志). After the removal of Matsuda in 1987, Ueno left the group in 1993 and Kira continued under the name ZABADAK as a solo artist until March 2011, when his wife, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Kôko Komine (小峰公子), joined the band. The sound of ZABADAK has been strongly influenced by both Celtic and progressive music. .

The Capoeira Twins are Tim Hancock and Ian Stratford, and were born out of one of the Midland's longest running and most respected club nights, 'Stump Juice'. Their punky jazz style was first spotted and released by Birmingham's Rockers Hi-Fi in 1995 and released on their 'D+G' label to cult acclaim (being caned by the likes of Norman Cook and Giles Peterson amongst others). The two tracks on the single, Stump Juice Theme and Pig Lick attracted the attentions of Athletico, Dope On Plastic, Trip Do Brasil and Wall Of Sound's Mark Jones who all included them on subsequent compilations....