Artist description The usually duo plays drum (percussion, set, loops, turntables, samples) and bass (bass, guitar, slide guitar, casio keyboards, baby toys) live and loops them, plays over them some more and records it.

Music Style funk-hip-hop-ambient-groove-ethno-drum-bass-old-age-crap-stuff

Musical Influences r&b,funk,jazz,rock,metal,gamelan,ewe,indian,reich,ellington

Similar Artists ellington, gamelan, meters, mapfumo

Artist History The two members, Shahzad Ismaily and Andy McGraw have played off and on since meeting in college in 1992. Both have played on major labels and play and teach regularly in the Boston and NY areas. Visit their site at WWW.CATOVEN.COM. Email them at: andy@catoven.com

Group Members Andy McGraw Shahzad Ismaily

Instruments drums, percussion, tabla, marimba, gamelan, turntables, bass, guitar, slide guitar, moogs, samplers

Albums Dogoven

Location somerville, ma - USA

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