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Inka Inka (1989 - 1996). Well known for their strong songwriting talents - many songs filled with positive messages addressing contemporary issues - plus energetic live shows featuring hypnotic grooves and powerful horn riffs, Inka Inka has universal appeal. The band has established a strong national following since they first formed in 1989. The highly-acclaimed socially- and environmentally-conscious group has played on the same stage with some of the finest reggae musicians in the world. Among those are Burning Spear, Jimmy Cliff, Steel Pulse, The Meditations, Pato Banton, Third World, Lucky Dube, Mutabaruka, and Toots and the Maytals.
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1995 lineup:
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Spiderman
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Lead Vocals, Percussion
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Sticky
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Bass
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Greg Schnetz
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Guitar, Vocals
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Steven Hoffman
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Keyboard, Vocals
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Michael Taylor
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Trumpet, Vocals
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Manas Itene
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Drums, Vocals
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Henry Sarmiento
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Sound Engineer
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1992 lineup:
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Sticky
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Bass
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Mozo
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Drums
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Dr. Allen
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Guitar, Vocals
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Monkey Man Mungaray
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Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Vocals
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John "Brother Red Hawk" Caredio
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Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals
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Spiderman
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Lead Vocals, Percussion
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Fazer
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Guitar, Vocals
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Gregory Kaiser
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Keyboard, Vocals
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1991 lineup:
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Todd "Spiderman" Wilder
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Lead Vocals, Percussion
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Greg "Fazer" Schnetz
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Guitar, Vocals
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Kevin "Doctor" Allen
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Guitar, Vocals
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Greg "Sticky" Jaeger
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Bass
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Scott "Mozo" Maddern
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Drums, Percussion
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Gregory Kaiser
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Keyboards, Vocals
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John "Brother Red Hawk" Caredio
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Trumpet, Flugelhorn
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Dale "Snake Charmer" Mungaray
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Saxophone
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Three-time 1996 Bammie (Bay Area Music) award winners:
"Outstanding World Beat Club Band"
"Outstanding World Beat Album" (Myth of the Machine)
"Bay Area Club Band of the Year"
Voted "#1 Independent Reggae Album for 1995"
- Reggae Report Magazine
Voted "Best Local Reggae Band"
- San Jose Mercury News Reader's Poll
Vermont Reggae Festival
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival
Bob Marley Festival in Wilmington, Delaware
Oregon Country Fair
Reggae in the Park at Golden Gate Park/San Francisco.
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Inka Linkas
A fan page including reviews, scans and audio clips
Their old booking agent
"Polite Boys" review from Metro, local weekly newspaper
Recent Sitings:
Steve Hoffman
Scott Maddern
Dale Mungaray
Dan Shafer
Featured on a virual compilation
Reviews and Clippings
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on MTV and VH-1. Reviews in a variety of publications, including Pulse! to El
Paso Herald to Oil. Songs - featured in surf & ski videos
and film soundtracks - heard also by millions watching Surfer Magazine's
cable TV show and Suburu's Ski World on ESPN & ESPN2.
Radio airplay across the airwaves, from progressive format 95.7 KUPR-FM
in San Diego, CA to college radio stations in Vermont and NPR in Texas.
Packed venues throughout the US and Canada - festivals to clubs, benefit
concerts to conventions. Inka Inka has become on of Reggae's most in-demand,
cutting-edge bands in North America. "An American Reggae act on
the move... a band to watch out for," says Billboard.
BAM
: "Inka
Inka has become one of the most respected and fastest rising
acts in the
Bay Area"
Article from
Feb '91 (1MB pdf)
Beach News & 95.7KUPR-FM/Global
Gig show
"Five Stars"
Beat Magazine
"One
of America's best home grown reggae bands, bar none... their material
is first class, roots-rock reggae without apology."
Dub Missive Magazine
"A
band on the way to the top!"
Magpie Weekly
"A
phat album of well-executed reggae!"
Music Showcase TV
"One
of the best! The sound is fresh, energetic and projects the highest
degree of creative artistic talent."
Oil Magazine
"Four
Stars"
San Jose Metro
"Inka
Inka's hypnotic Jamaican rhythms are complemented by crystalline keyboards
and a crisp horn section."
Pulse!
"Lyrics
that will make you stand up and take notice."
Reggae Report
"Rousing
horns and percussion infused the Dub segues and extended Dub jams of "Conspiracy
Theory"/"The Message"; and a dynamic "Brainwash" captured
the crowd and closed the set, arguably a contender for the best set
of the '95 (Vermont Reggae) Fest."
Summit Daily News
"Powerful,
up to date reggae with a message."
Surfer Magazine/ESPN & ESPN2
"Great
songwriting!"
Upbeat
"Dancable
rhythms dominated by bright, powerful horns and strong guitar licks."
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