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"Supercharged Hip Hop, funky, melodic Pop and heavenly R&B balladry.
Some bands say they rage against the machines; Duwende do it full-on by ignoring machines completely."
- Cincinnati Citybeat
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Duwende (Doo-WEN-day) is a six-person vocal band best known for its fiercely original, bass-and-beatbox-driven funk/pop style of music. The New York-based band made its mark with shows in traditional rock clubs and venues, but they've also appeared at music festivals, colleges, and special events all around the county. Major a cappella shows they've headlined include the East Coast Summit, SoJam, and AcappellaStock.
In the 2002 Independent Music World Series, the editors of Billboard Magazine chose Duwende as one of the "Top 6 Indie Acts in the Northeast."
In 2005 millions of television viewers saw Duwende performing their own, original music in an ad campaign for 1.800.OKCable.
Duwende's two most recent albums (2004's "Radio Screaming" and 2007's "Collective") won the 2005 and 2008 Best Pop/Rock Album and
Best Pop/Rock Original Song CARAs.
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J. Aaron Boykin
- Baritone/Tenor |
- Is a New Jersey native. Current hometown: New Brunswick.
- Was voted the "Luckiest Jerk of the Year" by Mouth Off.
- Proud of his first-ever CD purchase. Ask him in person.
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- Born in Brooklyn, raised in Jersey.
- Just graduated from Rutgers University.
- May or may not have a sneaker obsession.
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- Will forever be from Houston, TX. Currently resides in Downtown Manhattan.
- Notorious for buying things on TV that actually work.
- Skilled performer of karaoke show tunes.
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- Born and raised in Cincinnati, OH where no professional sports team has been any good since 1990.
- Goes by roughly 5 different names - none of them being Neal.
- Currently holds a 3-2 record against Ed in Mariokart on the Wii. Has never beaten Abbey.
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Edward Chung
- Vocal Percussion |
- Originally from Garden City, Long Island.
Current residence: downtown Manhattan.
- Pro-sports junkie and avid ESPN Sportscenter viewer.
- Juilliard-trained clarinetist.
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- Originally from Brooklyn, raised in TX. Currently in SC.
- Was a blues man at the age of five.
- Does the boom booms.
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