Aussie energetic party ritual à la Ozomatli & Youngblood
Finally back, after their sold-out ABClub, VK, ABConcert Hall, Pukkelpop... and this summer Werchter again too!
The Cat Empire is still primarily a live act (their own words). But this mad band from Melbourne, Australia, now has about ten CDs out. Plus hits like the brilliant 'Brighter Than Gold'.
We read on their website that: 'when your whole musical concept is about transcending genre... out of pure improvised energy, it can be hard to know what to call the music you are creating... The jazz/reggae/funk/latin/gypsy/hip hop tag grew longer and longer, but it was an apt description... it didn’t matter what it was, as long as people were dancing...