2 December 2009
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Avoca

Leeds band Avoca have a myriad of different influences. Read on to find out more.

ARTIST/BAND: Avoca
FROM: Leeds
BAND MEMBERS:
Claudia Mansaray - vocals
Lisa Mistry - vocals
Gary Jones - guitar
Andrew Woodhead - guitar
Karim Nasir - drums
Peter Hill - bass
BEEN GOING SINCE: July 2004
BEST MOMENT SO FAR: The best moment so far has got to be us all getting in a practice room together and playing through our first song and realising how amazing it sounded and how well we vibed/played together. It was a good feeling knowing that we could produce such a funky, lyrically sound song.
STYLE OF MUSIC AND INFLUENCES: Formed in Leeds this unsigned act has a plethora of influences ranging from James Brown to Zero 7. Double female lead vocals come in from different angles, working to create a crossover folk/soul style, which compliment each other perfectly. The band is held together by a spontaneous funk, afro dub, jazz influenced rhythm section, allowing the two melodic and sometimes freaky guitars plenty of room to explore. The overall sound really draws roots from each song's original beginnings, whether it be folky, phat, freaky or just pure funky.
SONG YOU'D MOST LIKE TO COVER: We're mainly trying to focus on writing our own material at the moment but a song that we've all agreed would be pretty damn cool to cover is Summer Romance (antigravity) by Incubus. How funky is this tune?

last updated: 27/10/04

Have Your Say

Avoca
Upcoming gigs: 9th January - New Roscoe 26th January - The Mixing Tin 14th Febuery - Dr Wu's (call lane) Hope to see you all there!!!!!

Karim
and Woody will be waering a tutu

Avoca
Hey just to let you all know that we've got a gig at the Vine on Wednesday 1st December...were the opening band so come along. Probably on at about 8ish.

Claudia
Hey Thanks to everyone who came to the gig at the Primrose on Friday. It was a cool night. We really enjoyed it.

nyara
interesting reading. good luck to the band

Claudia
Thanks for the comments guys. I hope your all going to try and make it to our gig on November 12th at the Primrose.

neil
With a double whammy of vocals, groovy guitars and a rock solid and funktastic rhythm section, Avoca are a class act all round!

woody
oh yeah, the demo is coming too! forgot to say... come to the gig and you will get a brand spanking new Kompact Disque of our choice. **For Zero Pence** have a look on our leedsmusicscene page too, schnice

emma
Avoca are fantastic. They are well worth keeping an eye out for as they should do really well. The band have beautiful voices and and funky base line. Go to see them if you ever get the chance!!

ben
i agree with andy bell, whoever he is (i think he's an up and coming producer/engineer available for freelance work at very competitive rates with awesome results) the bassist is gorgeous. mmmmmmm again.

woooddeeeee
Nnyes! Thanks for los comments! Welcome, good evening and hiiya. We are playing at the Primrose, definitely. Second on, supporting Chichina. Other band are Session X (that wasn't a kiss by the way. X as in Xavier. probably) X

geordie
i agree with andy, that peter is funky mofo!

Ward
Avoca Gig November 12th 2004 at the Primrose confirmed. They're on at about 8. Also playing will be Session X and Chichini. See you there.

Sarah
If you can get hold of a copy of this bands 3 track demo then you'll be suitably impressed. They haven't tied themselves down to a genre which is refreshing. Its about time that we had something different in the Leeds music scene. I think this band is one to look out for.

Andy Bell
I think Avoca are brilliant, especially their gorgeous bassist and drummer!! Mmmmmm!

Yasmin
I've heard a couple of the bands demos and their sound is funky and soulful. I'm looking forward to hearing them play in leeds

Mark
My mate played me a few of your songs. They where good. Are you definetly playing at the Primrose on November 12th and if so what other bands are playing? Are they a similar genre

Sinead
Avoca are a pretty funky band. I've seen them do a few acoustic gigs at Dr Wu's and thought they were cool. I think they have a gig at the Primrose on November 12th.