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| joined: 05 Nov 2009 05:42 PM |
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| Mataolin 'Panda' Coffey |
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"A funky, soulful singer/songwriter classifying his music as "Soul Folk"!
Picking up guitar on a whim, at the ripe age of twenty, Mataolin ''Panda' Coffey immediately took to the art of song writing and within two and a half years was performing before live audiences. In his formative years, he toured following the American jam band, The Grateful Dead during their Shakedown Street and Mega-Dead periods. It was during this time that Panda was exposed and influenced by a unique blend of different styles of music. Somewhere along the way, he picked up a soulful bag of vocal supplies along with some funky growls and a wailing, blues gristle in place of the standard S.N.A.G. (Sensitive New Age Guy) balladeer persona, in addition to his sometimes wordless African-style vocals with an unmistakable, funky, finger-picking guitar style.
Panda's music is truly rare in its compilation of folk, blues, soul & jazz. His lyrics & music bring an intoxicating appeal to the stage with a wide array of songs about a variety of subjects spanning life's exciting challenges and myriad of inspirations.
He has been touring extensively around western North America, Central & South America, Australia, New Zealand & the European Union for the previous twenty years. During this time, Panda has had the fortunate opportunity to play on the same stage with acts such as; Taj Mahal, CCR, The Wailers, Tuck & Patti, Michael Hedges, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, David Grisman Quintet along with countless other accomplished performers.
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AUSTRALIA-Oceania: New Zealand
artists located in AUSTRALIA-Oceania: New Zealand
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| artist genre |
Modern Folk
artists that sound like "Modern Folk"
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| artist influences |
| Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Salif Keita, Ani Di Franco, James Taylor, Phish, Dave Matthews, David Wilcox, Tuck Andruss, Tracy Chapman, Terence Trent D'Arby, Tom Waits, Keith Richards |
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