Oka  (click to enlarge) In Australia, OKA have been setting the summer festival circuit alight. Triple J (nationwide radio station) reported OKA's Bellingen Global Carnival performance as "the freshest gig of the year!", followed by standout performances at Newtown Festival, Earth Dance, Exodus & The Dreaming Festival and the pinnacle of Australia’s festival circuit - Woodford Folk Festival. The music of OKA brings musical traditions and cultures together – ancient and modern – black and white. The traditional rhythms of the Yadaki (didgeridoo) weave throughout pumping electronic beats, vocals, exotic woodwinds, world percussion, slide guitar and vocals – a fusion of organic world sounds and modern electronica. OKA’s ’‘must see’’ live shows are powerful, diverse, and inspiring - winning them audiences all around the globe. OKA’s latest studio album ‘half LAZY half CRAZY’ follows the amazing success of their first three albums, ‘elements’, ‘onetalk’ and ‘music makes me happy’ which have already sold tens of thousands of copies around the world. They have also been included on a number of compilation CDs in Germany on the Stereo Deluxe and Ministry of Sound labels. The OKA vibe is infectious, catch them if you can. OKA (Australia) Live electronic beats, didgeridoo, world percussion, woodwinds, slide guitar and vocals - an explosive fusion of organic world sounds and electronica. Look out for their new album coming out in October '09. Performances Montreal Jazz Festival 2007 Greenroom Festival , Osaka and Yokohama, Japan 2007 The Dreaming Festival (Australia) 2006, 2007 PercuPhonie Festival (Quebec, Canada) 2006 Bluewater Festival (Australia) 2006, 2007 Woodford Folk Festival (Australia), 2006-7, 2005-6 Newtown Festival (Sydney, Australia) 2006 EarthDance (Perth, Australia) 2007, 2006 Exodus Festival (Australia) 2007, 2006 Maurice Nightclub (Quebec, Canada) 2006, 2005, 2003 Circus Nightclub (Montreal, Canada) 2005 Music By The Sea Festival (Australia) 2006 Singapore Buskers Festival 2002, 2004 IndoChine Nightclub (Singapore) 2004 Calgary Stampede (Canada) 2003 Just For Laughs (Montreal, Canada) 2003 DiversCite (Montreal, Canada) 2003, 2005 Gulf Islands Tour, British Columbia, Canada 2007,2006,2005 Just Dance Event, Vancouver 2007, 2006, 2005 Bellingen Global Carnival (Australia) 2005 JoyFest (Gold Coast, Australia) 2006, 2005 Surfing the Coldstream (Yamba, Australia) 2006, 2005 National Multicultural Festival (Canberra, Australia) 2007,2004 National Museum of Australia (Canberra, Australia) 2004, 2003, 2002 Albury Multicultural Festival (Albury, Australia) 2004 Halifax International Buskers Festival (Halifax, Canada) 2006, 2005, 2003 Kingston Buskers Rendezvous (Kingston, Canada) 2006, 2005 Australian National Gallery (Canberra, Australia) 2002, 2004 Auckland Zoo (New Zealand) 2003 Toast Club (Canberra, Australia) 2004 Sol Bar (Coolum Beach, Australia) 2002-2007 Toronto International Buskers Festival (Canada) 2006, 2005, 2003 Swingin’ Safari (Gold Coast, Australia) 2006 Floriade (Canberra, Australia) 2004 OKA IS: Matt Aitchison - Vocals, keyboards, drums and percussion; DidgeriStu - yadaki (didgeridoo), vocals, traditional percussion, talking drum and darabuka; Chris Lane - Soprano saxophone, silver flute, bansuri flutes, Irish whistles, Native American flute and slide guitar. | 
