TUCAN TUCAN: Press

 

"Tucan Tucan, a delicious South America Music Bird Seasoned with African Spices. Put simply, the music of Tucan Tucan is a delightful, amorphous mixture that refuses to be compartmentalised."

Ubuntu Festival: Tucan Tucan's performance at Ubuntu festival- Nelson Mandela's birthday celebration was featured on Die Son Newspaper and at a CCFM Radio interview. 

"kleuvolle" klanke in Pakhuis

TUCAN TUCAN EXCITES GRAHAMSTOWN

"Tucan Tucan, an eight-piece Afro-tropical world music band from Cape Town, was in its element at the Standard Bank Jazz Festival this past week, so much so that they enjoyed a 40-minute live broadcast coverage from one of the public broadcaster's talk radio stations.

The focus was drawn to members of the octet, who include Frank Paco (drummer/percussionist); Muriel Marco (pianist); Buddy Wells (saxophonist); Xixel Langa (vocalist); Angelo Syster (guitarist); Helder Gonzaga (bassist);Cindy Gibbons (vocalist) and Texito Langa (percussionist/drummer). These individuals happen to be SAMRO authors and composers in their own right.

It was each member's ability to play with impressive independence, yet still maintain tight interactions with the other instruments, that left the audience in awe.

By all accounts, the audience felt as if they could leap on to the stage and join the band but, had to be content with applauding uproariously.

"... Tucan Tucan most recent achievements comes in the form of a place in the finals in the International Sogwriting Competition (ISC) in the World Music category for its song Esa Morena. Esa Morena is sung in Spanish by Muriel Marco and Frank Paco and combines elements of Kwasa Kwasa and Latin. ..This song will have you jumping to your feet and searching the dance floor for the nearest available partner..."
"Let Tucan Tucan do what it does best by bringing the rhythm of the music into your life!"

"Tucan Tucan- the Music sensation. They will also be performing at the Heart 104.9 birthday bash."

"Discover the local music scene with multicultural jazz band TUCAN TUCAN"

"Tucan Tucan, A Kaleidoscope of sound. It was the desire of a group of musicians from markedly different backgrounds, and with an assortment of musical tastes and experience between them, to fuse their talent and knowledge to create a lyrical style that was as diverse as they were. The result: Tucan Tucan, a group that produces world music the likes of which South African have only recently come to appreciate and enjoy."

"Tucan Tucan has captured the attention of jazz fans locally and internationally...The fusion can best be described as Afro-Latino. Enjoy this latest offering of enchanted eclectic rhythms."

"...Drummer extraordinaire Frank Paco returns to the venue (West End) for a Saturday August residency wiht multi-nationality Afro-tropical band Tucan Tucan, recently returned from sold-out shows in Grahamstown and also featuring Xixel Langa, Cindy Gibbons, Muriel Marco, Buddy Wells, Angelo Syter, Helder Gonzaga and Texito Langa. Expect a kaleidoscopic interactive up-tempo journey of rhythmically rich songs and exotic dancing, tunes off Xiluva, and Make a Difference, and new compositions".

"Taking things up a notch Tucan Tucan were starting to heat up the Bassline stage. With three stunning ladies dancing in the front, this fun vibrant band put on a great show."

"Busy weekend in store for world music specialists Tucan Tucan"

” This band rocks. Actually, it’s more like they sing, dance, jive, groove, and jump for joy, just because they can. And although they handle some serious themes in their lyrics, you albsolutely cannot feel blue listening to their songs.”

"This popular multicultural Cape Town based group is making its presence felt nationally wiht its mixing of Latin rhythms such as samba and bossa nova with local and other African sounds and lyrics. Their sound is fresh and fun and ever bigger things could come.

” An upbeat, crossover communique jam-packed with a wealth of influences ranging from Latin-jazz to chacarera, marrabenta and hi-life, Make a difference is the result a brilliant cross-cultural exchange”

"More on offer at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival"

"With lyrics sang in Portuguese, Spanish, English and many of Southern Africa's venacular languages, Tucan Tucan uses inflections from salsa, samba, bossa nova, chacarera, kwassa kwassa, marrabenta and Juju."

"Vibrant Band on the Move... With this fantastic combination of talent and unique Afro-Tropical rhythms, its is no surprise tha Tucan Tucan is in Johannesburg at the moment after having been asked to perform alongside a host of distinguished musicinas in the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz Festival."

"Through their infectious melodies, Tucan Tucan enchanted audiences at last year's Johannesburg International Jazz Festival...Listening to their new album that was released in January this year, the band is musically richer and more determined to capture audiences with its soulful sounds, energetic up-tempo compositions, accesible and unique style."

"Tucan Tucan Reaches out: Musical group Tucan Tucan has started a project called the Music Mindset Outreach Project. This is a School project aimed at uplifting the conscience level on the performing arts."