ALPACAS COLLECTIVE (Bel)

Hans Van Scharen – Alt & Bariton sax
Frederik Kühn, Percussion – Shakers 
Sander Vos, Percussion – Xylophone
Jeroen Ollevier – Keys 
Joel van Roode – Sitar
Stan Hennes, Drums – Percussion
Alexander Dingens – Alt & Tenor sax
Marc Jans, Trombone – bariton sax
Robby Swingers – Guitar
Steven Vandervoort – Bass

Alpacas Collective brings a mixture of raw funk, steamy afrobeat, and mysterious ethio-jazz.

The group has built a solid reputation as the irresistible live band Alpacas. With its nine musicians on drums, percussion, bass, guitar, organ, and horns, the band fills the stage with tight grooves and with collective enthusiasm. During the covid 19 pandemic, the group retreated underground in a quest to soul-saving creativity, to come out as Alpacas Collective with a first release.

On ‘Seven Wisdoms of Plutonia’, released on October 22, Alpacas Collective combines influences from Lagos to Addis Ababa, from New Orleans to Augusta, Georgia, and from New Delhi to sci-fi worlds far beyond our solar system. The album bundled influences from ethio-jazz, afrobeat, kraut, and lndian sounds that are tied together on the backbeats of funk.

In the studio, Alpacas Collective collaborates with several artists each contributing their specific assets to the songs and live performances.

Alpacas Collective already shared the stage with acts such as Budos Band, Mulatu Astatke, Lefties Soul Connection, Cody Chesnutt, Quantic Soul Orchestra, and The Poets of Rhythm.

“Killer psychedelicjam blending afro sitar funk and ethio jazz sounds! Tip!” – Music Mania Records

“While “Seven Wisdoms of Plutonia” continues a recent trend of bringing African flavors to jazz-funk groove, the enthusiasm in the performances makes this an exceptional and enjoyable example of that approach.” – UK Vibe

“Alpacas Collective sounds really impressive a group of musicians who made their mark somewhere in a shadow world that mere morta/s like us don’t know about.” – Da Music

“I think you are able to catch that afro/ethiojazz sound but not only play it but give something yours to this music.” -A fan

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