TUCAN TUCAN
Overcomes boundaries,
Breaks down barriers,
Brings people together
Embraces diverse cultures.
Short Biography
Tucan Tucan, A kaleidoscope of sound. World music. A vibrant melting pot of African rhythms such as Kwasa Kwasa, Marrabenta, Mbaqanga, Maskandi and High life with South American elements from Samba, Salsa and Chacarera with a strong jazz influence and lyrics in African languages, Spanish, Portuguese and English.
The desire of a group of musicians from different cultures and nationalities such as South Africa, Argentina and Mozambique, to unite and fuse different styles of music, resulted in the launch of World music Afro-tropical band TUCAN TUCAN.
FINALIST on the International Songwriting competition.
Past performance highlights include:
• North Sea Jazz Festival 2002
• Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival 2004 in Rome, Italy
• Appletizer Summer Concerts at Kirstenbosch Gardens 2002, 2003 & 2007
• Oude Libertas Amphitheatre Concerts 2005, 2008
• Jazzathon 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Salsa Festival 2005 at Signal Hill
• Jazz on the Rocks 2005 at Oude Kraal
• Verao Amarelo International Festival in Maputo 2005
• Johannesburg International Joy of Jazz 2006
• Sekunjalo Jazz Concert 2006 - Baxter Theatre
• Tribute Concert to Gito Baloi 2006 in Maputo, Mozambique
• The Woordfeest 2007 in Stellenbosch
• Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2007
• Standard Bank Jazz Festival Grahamstown 2007, 2008
• Healthy Heritage festival 2007
• Vodacom summer sounds 2008
• International Festival of Chariots
• Heart 104.9’s Damn Fine Birthday Bash
• Cape Town Festival - Company Gardens 2008
• Africa Day festival- Company Gardens 2008
• Kirstenbosch Winter concert Series 2007- 2008.
• KKNK National Arts Festival 2008
• Levi's Vintage Sundays 2008
• Namibian Tour- Warehouse theatre 2008
• Plettenberg Bay Whale and Whiskey Jazz Festival 2008
• J&B Met – J&B tent 2009
• Ubuntu Festival 2009.
TUCAN TUCAN has performed at numerous private functions including:
• Opening of the Cape Town International Convention Centre
• J&B Met 2005 & 2006
• Commonwealth Educators Conference's -Moyo Restaurant 2006
• Tourism International Association function- Moyo Restaurant 2006
• Pfeizer Awards Ceremony- Table Bay Hotel 2006
• NY Eve function at Commodore Hotel- Waterfront
• Gary players Golf Awards 2006- Arabella Kleimond
• President cup Golf Awards 2006- Somerset West.
• Mayors party 2006- 2007 CTICC
• Nike Function- Two Oceans Marathon Awards 2007
• SABC News Function at Parliament 2007
• Vodacom mothers day -Waterfront 2007
• Sanlam Cape Town International Festival function
• Capitec functions
• Grand Parade function at Grand Arena 2008
• KPMG - United Kingdom function
• WEF (World Economic Forum) Function 2009.
To mention a few...
The show is an enchanting journey that captures the audience with soulful sounds to energetic up-tempo compositions, colourful dancing choreographies and band-audience interaction.
TUCAN TUCAN has released 2 Cds:’Xiluva’ and ’Make a Difference’.
• Song 'Slow Jam' reached the top 10 on Heart 104.9 FM, one of the most popular commercial radio stations in Cape Town, and maintained this position for several weeks. 'Slow Jam' was included on the "Heart and Soul of Cape Town" 104.9 FM compilation. Song 'Conga Loca' was included on the "North Sea Jazz Festival" compilation 2002. These two tracks have also been included in the Baileys Salsa CD compilation 2008.
• Songs 'A re yeng' and 'Ratanang' have enjoyed extensive airplay on popular radio station Kaya fm and have been included on four Sheer Sound compilations.
• Video Clip on Song 'Ratanang' was nominated for the best Jazz Video on the Channel O music video Awards. This song and its video have been broadcast extensively on Mozambican TV and radio.
• Track ’Hold on’ from TUCAN TUCAN’s new release is currently on the Heart 104.9 Fm top 10 charts and is receiving airplay on Gauteng Radio Stations. Its video is currently broadcast by Channel O, SABC channels and MTV base.
This track has been included in the Fair Lady CD compilation to be released this year.
• Song ’Sizani’, also from TUCAN TUCAN’s new release, has been included on the Cape Town International Jazz Festival compilation 2007.
• Song ‘Tiku La mina' from our latest release, has maintain position number 1 for several weeks on Kaya Fm's world chart in June - July 2007.
• Track ‘Slow Jam’ and ‘Conga Loca’ have been featured as soundtracks for the movie “Confessions of a Gambler” to be premiered in Dubai, South Africa and USA in February 2008. This movie won the “best composition SAFTA Golden Horn Award 2009”.
• Track ' Esa Morena’ was chosen finalist in the International Songwriting Competition 2008. The finalists were chosen from over 15,000 entrants from all over the world, making this an extraordinary achievement on Tucan Tucan’s part.
‘Esa Morena’ was garnered an Honorable Mention in the world music category.
• Track 'Esa Morena’ was chosen as the feature track for the TV add of Proyecto 34s, Theatre Exchange South Africa – Argentina. Track ‘Esa Morena’ and ‘Si yo pudiera’ is featured in their website.
TUCAN TUCAN is also known for its involvement in community-based educational projects around Cape Town's previously disadvantaged locations . The ”Music Mindset Outreach Project” (MMOP) is a TUCAN TUCAN initiative to promote an interest, respect and appreciation for music of diverse cultures through interactive workshops and performances conducted in schools.
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