the winks | zh

The Winks were formed by Todd Macdonald (Mandolin, Vocals) & Tyr Jami (Cello, Vocals, Tap Dancing) in Vancouver, Canada. They have been joined by many collaborators over the years and are currently living in Montreal and often performing and recording with Soren Brothers (Keyboard Instruments), Josh Zubot (Drums, Violin), Jasa Baka (Live Animation) and Aya Alkawa (Vocals, Tap Dancing, Percussion). They have been steadily releasing albums, touring, staging happenings, making soundtracks, performing in theater & performance art events and doing improv concerts since they began almost a decade ago as an instrumental improv cello & mandolin duo. In December 2008...

Bologna, Italy based punk rock - pop punk quartet, formed in 1998 and still active. http://www.myspace.com/fortywinks for more informations. .

40 Winks is an instrumental hip hop group made up of two producers - Padmo' and Weedy - from Antwerp, Belgium No hay banda! (“there is no band”, Mulholland Dr. 2001) pretty much sums up where 40 Winks aims to go with its instrumental hip hop: meticulously chop and paste samples together, to create an atmosphere of beats and vibes which steps beyond unimaginative loops. Their emphasis on creating vintage organically sounding beats has left people wondering why 40 Winks won’t perform live, the answer simply being: ”there is no band!”. 40 Winks hit the scene in 2002, with a...