Slammin All-Body Band | Oakland, CA
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A Bay Area favorite, SLAMMIN reunites to release a LIVE Performance DVD at the 2013 IBMF Dance Party, Wednesday, November 6! Check the schedule for details.

Slammin All-Body Band is a powerhouse sextet from Oakland, CA, performing a fresh mix of a cappella singing, beatboxing and body music. Deeply rooted in Jazz, Funk, R&B and World Music grooves, this ferociously talented ensemble creates soulful sounds infused with infectious harmonies and lightening-fast improvisations, percussively punctuated by beatboxing and body music -- the kinetic component that sets SLAMMIN apart and on the cutting edge of a cappella performance. Featuring vocalists Kenny Washington, Destani Wolf, Zoe Ellis and Bryan Dyer, beatboxer Steve Hogan, and Keith Terry on Body Music.

Bringing together some of California's most inventive singers ... the multigenerational ensemble combines the improvisational imperative of a jazz combo with an expansive repertoire of reggae, funk, bebop and soul... inspiring gasps of amazement from the audience ...known for its impromptu acts and finely honed arrangements of soul-drenched pieces. - LA TIMES

Slammin All-Body Band serves up highly original interpretations of tunes by Toots & The Maytals, Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis and others. Part formal studio performances and part spontaneous improvisations, their music is rowdy, funky, humorous, vibrant and fresh; their material is old school, contemporary and of the moment.