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Der Trabant Twist by Docteur Legume et Les Surfwerks
I’m going to play on September 11th with Los Apollos, supported by Berlin Beat band The Groovy Cellar. Afterwards I’m going to spin some records, until the sun comes ups again (hopefully).
Great graphics here for Strychnin Gallery’s X-Mas Luau in Berlin on December 11th (2009), I’ll be DJ-ing – yyyyyyesss Sir!
Quote from their Facebook page:
It will be Europeans most exciting Tiki event in 2009.
Direct from Los Angeles!
Josh Agle which is well known as Shag will be there and also Tiki Tribe father Sven A. Kirsten the autor of the Book of Tiki will
be part, selling and signing his Tiki Modern and Tiki Style books.Come an see the art of: Shag, Kyk Ryden, Moritz R, Haikai/Kai Sarnes, Brad Parker, Mimi S., Thorsten Hasenkamm, Harry Brack, Los Furias Tiki, Chris Bonobo, Tiki Chris, Heather Watts, Elmer Presslee, Anthony Carpenter, Marcel Bontempi, Daniel Van Nes, Christian Rothenhagen, Wee Flowers, Seymour, Kim Boekbinder…
August 15th 2009
I will be dj’ing at this event. Looking forward to see you there.
David Berger writes:
Hi every one!
Here are the latest tour updates…SUMMER EUROPEAN DATES:
July 4, 2009
Deutsches Theater
Munich, GermanyJuly 5, 2009
Serenadenhof
Nuremberg, GermanyJuly 6, 2009
Paradiso
Amsterdam, HollandJuly 8, 2009
Tempodrom
Berlin, GermanyJuly 9, 2009
Museumsplatz
Bonn, GermanyJuly 11, 2009
Guilfest
Guilford, EnglandJuly 12, 2009
The Sage Gateshead
Gateshead, EnglandSeptember 4-6, 2009
Stradbally Hall
County Laois, IrelandFALL U.S. DATES:
October 24, 2009
Pabst Theatre
Milwaukee, WIOctober 26, 2009
Count Basie Theatre
Red Bank, NJOctober 27, 2009
Bergen Performing Arts Center
Englewood, NJOctober 29, 2009
Keswick Theatre
Glenside, PAOctober 30, 2009
Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts
Morristown, NJ
BallhausDisko: The Teaserettes Cabaret + Rock’nRoll
Tonight In Berlin>>>> Freakbeat-Soul-Psych Extravaganza!!!!!
Tonight: Secret Samurai, Riptides, Superwave
Audio Poverty » Programme
The Omens – You Can’t Come Back on Vimeo
Snaaake Charmers im Go Go Club
Rockin’ Ballroom Bop März Leipzig
Surf and Rockabilly Show Montpellier
Tiki art by Moritz R (Berlin)
Waitiki live in Berlin, 2008
Check out the videos Waitiki put up on the web. Some from this summer’s Wassermusik, which took place in Berlin. I was there, and it was very special and otherwordly and beautiful.
The following is quoting professahhummingflowah / Randy from the opening post in a Waitiki video thread on Tiki Central.
As you may know, this summer Waitiki launched a new project that has been christened The Waitiki All-Star Exotica Septet. In other words, a 7 member ensemble dedicated to the preservation and performance of classic and modern exotica.
The group is comprised of: Abe Lagrimas & Randy Wong (Waitiki co-founders; drums and bass, respectively), Tim Mayer (‘The Mayor of Exotica’ – sax/flutes), Jim Benoit (Berklee vibraphone wunderkind, of the Phil WIlson Rainbow Big Band), Helen Liu (dazzling violinist, a.k.a. “Ms. Helenini”), Zaccai Curtis (Latin jazz pianist with Paquito D’Rivera, Christian Scott, Wallace Roney), and Lopaka Colon (percussion and birdcalls; son of original Martin Denny percussionist and birdcaller, Augie Colon).
For your listening & viewing pleasure, here are some selected videos from our two recent performances—The Wassermusik Festival (Berlin, Germany) and the Retro Cocktail Hour’s 500th Broadcast Anniversary (Lawrence, Kansas). We will be mixing and mastering audio from the Retro Cocktail Hour show, as well as recent studio and other live performances, for an upcoming commercial release. Stay tuned.
In the meantime:
From our European debut – videography by Jochen Hirschfield of Armchair Travelling and ‘The DVD of Tiki’
Coronation, shot in Berlin. Featuring Lopaka Colon (son of original Martin Denny percussionist, Augie Colon), bongos & birdcalls.
Primativa, shot in Berlin. Featuring Tim Mayer (Waitiki’s Mayor of Exotica), saxophone.
Tiki, shot in Berlin. Featuring TIm Mayer (sax) and Zaccai Curtis (piano).
From our American debut
Sweet Pikake Serenade, shot in Lawrence. A composition by Randy Wong, in the style of Arthur Lyman’s great exotica ballads. Featuring Lopaka Colon (birdcalls/percussion), Jim Benoit (vibraphone), and Zaccai Curtis (piano).
Left Arm of Buddha, shot in Lawrence. Arrangement by Tim Mayer, of Martin Denny’s classic. Featuring Tim on alto flute and Jim Benoit.
L’Ours Chinois (‘The Chinese Bear’), shot in Lawrence. A composition by Randy Wong, in the style of Fritz Kreisler, Martin Denny, and Maurice Ravel. Featuring Helen Liu (Ms. Helenini) as violin soloist.
Firecrackers, shot in Lawrence; the encore to our show. Arrangement by Abe Lagrimas Jr. and Jim Benoit. Features Abe on drums and Jim on vibes.
Hope you like the videos. Sorry that some of the audio isn’t completely synced to the video; I’m still learning how to use Final Cut Express!! Let us know what you think of the group!!
– Randy & The Waitiki All-Star Exotica Septet