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The Groovocrats
11+ albums
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The Groovocrats “…a unique sound of Rock and Psychedelic Funk…” --Katie Dumestre at Amelie G Magazine June 2010 PAPA! The Groovocrats are one of the most promising acts coming out of New Orleans fronted by: Orlando da Silva: Although born in Portugal, he spent most of his life in England where he attended the Ealing Art School; once frequented by Freddy Mercury (Queen), Pete Townsend (The Who) and Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones). After graduation he was compelled to travel across the pond to the states. Within an hour of touching down in New Orleans, he was in the French Quarter jamming. But as the weeks passed, he grew disappointed and started to question if there was a place for his Fuzz Wah Guitar Style in such a genre-strict scene. With his bags semi-packed, on a night out he stumbled upon a Papa Mali live performance at Le Bon Temps Roule: “It felt like he knew where my mind was and with a god-like voice, he told me to simply do my thing”. Orlando was inspired! EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! On the cold night in December Orlando found himself at The Bar in Metairie whatching a punk band featuring a pair of brothers on drums and bass. Orlando quickly noticed that these two had something more to offer than just a pattern of power chords. When the set was over he immediately approached the bass player who had held him in awe..."it was like watching Bootsy and Buckethead in one person." Rob Casey: This cool calm, and collected New Orleans native has 3 college degrees! Musically, Rob co
