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MAMASWEED Gogo...........................Guitar, Vocals Yensin.........................Guitar, Backing Vocals Kayki..........................Drums, Backing Vocals Shorty.........................Bass, Backing Vocals Arne Augustin..................Synthesizer, Keyboard Gogo, Yensin and Shorty had the vision of the band in 1994 in Weed, Ca. while on a tour of the US. After returning home to Berlin, they formed their first band "Mr. Willey's Angel". They met their drummer Kayki two weeks before a tour of Hungary in 1996. In the first days of the tour it became clear, that he matched the band perfectly. In 2000, together with the piano player Oli B. Joseph they founded Mamasweed. They began recording the songs for their...

The Great American Grace: by Chris Connelly When great intention dies, we out of it may rise.... A few years ago, after having tasted the success and bitterness and disappointment that these endeavors often yield, Jeff Carleton and Chiyoko Yoshida finally laid to rest their band Squash Blossom. A long period of reflection was to follow for the ten year old musical partnership, and despite the bitterness and disappointment, the partnership prevailed. Perhaps Sweeder was born out of this reflection, or perhaps out of a need to redeem the efforts before. I'd like to think that it was not born...