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Artist:HighLife (Afro Psych)

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Sunshine Coast, QLD

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Track: Aware by HighLife (Afro Psych)
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    Artist: HighLife (Afro Psych)

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    HighLife - an Afro, funk infused psychedelic, groove group with South African Singer and guitarist Hayden Hack and his 6-piece funk family. Sharing a vibe with the likes of Fela Kuti, all the players of the highlife style and a 70s-circa Zappa, see HighLife as a musical experience that will make you move and smile – usually both at once. Incorporating West African percussion, saxophone, flute, highlife guitar licks and arrangements. Add to this a social commentary outlook on lyrics with a vocal range from Hack himself that spans gravelly to falsetto. Hack has evolved the outfit from a simple duo to what it is now. Two EPs and their debut album, “The Colour Of…” [Under the name The Hayden Hack Infusion] followed and quickly set them up as one of the most reputable live experiences in South East Queensland. They've shared the stage with the likes of Natalie Rize (Blue King Brown) & Notis (Jamaica), Wild Marmalade, Kooii, Kingfisha, Ash Grunwald and Afro-Dizzi Act and captivated ...

    Members

    HAYDEN HACK - VOCALS/GUITAR PATRICK KIERNAN -GUITAR BRAD WENHAM -BASS NATHANIAL COMBS - WEST AFRICAN PERCUSSION LEE HARDISTY - SAX LEON TUSSIE - DRUMS

    Sounds Like

    fela kuti, Johnny Clegg

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