Music Style African guitar pop

Musical Influences Bembeya Jazz, Diblo Dibala, Africando, Papa Wemba, Johnny Pacheco, Etoile de Dakar, Fela Kuti, Thomas Mapfumo

Group Members Bernhard Huber, John Laidler, Rose Langford, Eddie Laidler

Instruments guitars, bass, drums, vocals

Albums Westie (2000), Ratshed Rewind (2000), Seņor Goat (1999), Choko Choko (1998), Salty Banana (1996),One Bad Man (1995)

Press Reviews "All tracks [on Choko Choko] feature a hipnotic African beat and great guitar sounds, and many tracks are clearly influenced by South African and Zimbabwean township music. Overall this is a great achievement for an African band in Australia...Christo van Rensburg, African Music (http://www.acslink.aone.net.au/christo/african.htm)-------------------------------------------------- "Excellent, African-pop music that combines a progressive sort of Jazzy reggae/island pop with lots of shimmering guitars, clean melodies, dancing counterpoint and rock solid beats.... Outstanding!" Bryan Baker, GAJOOB magazine #48.--------------------------------------------------The Okapi Guitars have a song featured in the new Australian film "Dance Me To MySong", directed my Rolf de Heer, and released nationally in October 1998. It's a number from their cassette "Salty Banana".

Additional Info CD also available at http://www.homemademusic.com/artists/okapi.htm

Location Sydney, NSW - Australia

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