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Cosa Brava
12+ albums
Avant-ProgAvant-GardeRIOexperimentalProgressive rock
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Cosa Brava is an experimental rock and improvisation quintet formed in March 2008 in Oakland, California by multi-instrumentalist and composer Fred Frith (Henry Cow, Skeleton Crew, Keep the Dog). The band comprises Frith on guitar, Zeena Parkins (Skeleton Crew, Keep the Dog) on keyboards and accordion, Carla Kihlstedt (Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Tin Hat) on violin, Matthias Bossi (Sleepytime Gorilla Museum) on drums, and The Norman Conquest on sound manipulation. Cosa Brava's first performance was in Oakland, California on 20 March 2008. They then went on to tour Europe in April 2008, playing in France, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland.[2] In May 2008 they performed at the 25th Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada. Fred Frith - guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, voice Zeena Parkins - keyboards, accordion, foley objects, voice Carla Kihlstedt - violin, voice Matthias Bossi - drums, voice (The Norman Conquest - sound manipulation) http://www.myspace.com/CosaBrava User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Ragged Atlas
The Letter
The Letter (with Fred Frith, Carla Kihlstedt, Zeena Parkins, Shahzad Ismaily, Matthias Bossi & The Norman Conquest)
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Live at Studio 2 RSI (FM), Lugano (Switzerland), 2008-04-18
Z Sides
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2010-05-24 - Moers Festival, Schlosspark, Moers
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2008-04-14 Live at BeCool - Barcelona
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2008-04-18 - Studio 2 RSI, Lugano (FM)
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2010.05.24 Moers Festival, Schlosspark, Moers
Cosa Brava Live
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strasbourg, france (pole sud) 2008.04.03
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Live at Studio 2 RSI (FM), Lug