King Tide (band)
King Tide is a Sydney based Reggae band fronted by Tony Hughes. Originally formed for a residency at Bondi's Beach Road Hotel they have since toured around Australia. Members * Tony Hughes *Paul "Snatch" Snashel *Peter Firth *Robbie Woolf *Lindsay Page *Ross Fotheringham *Declan Kelly * Terepai Richmond *Geoff Innes *Nathan Shepherd *Roy Ferrin *Alex Hewitson *Tony Gilbert *Ras Country Man *Alex Page De Mars *Sean Collins Discography *''To Our Dearly Deported'' (2005) - Vitamin Records *''Scared New World'' (2006) - Vitamin Records *''Roots Pop Reggae'' (2009) - Vitamin Records *''Summertime Vibration Pack'' (2011) References {{reflist External links *http://www.kingtidemusic.com/ King Tide] Australian reggae musical groups Musical groups from Sydney ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bellydance (band)
Bellydance were an Australian 9 piece dance, funk band originally known as Bellydance Disco, which formed in Sydney 1987. Mainstays were Tony Hughes on vocals, Frank Ward on bass, Ted Cavanagh on guitar and Scott Saunders (also in Directions in Groove) on keyboards. Featured a range of musicians/vocalists and brass. Their debut album, ''One Blood'' (1993), was nominated at the ARIA Music Awards of 1994 for Best Pop Release. History Bellydance were formed as a dance, funk band, Bellydance Disco, in Sydney in 1987 by mainstays Ted Cavanagh on guitar, the actor, Tony Hughes on vocals, and Scott Saunders (ex-Deckchairs Overboard, Beatfish) on keyboards. Their line-up changed often and the ensemble sometimes reached 12 members. The group's debut single, "Spittin' Bullets", appeared in July 1987. According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, they "built up a strong following on the Sydney dance/pub circuit, and first came to national prominence with the release of the t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tony Hughes (actor)
Tony Hughes is an American actor and singer. As an actor, he starred in ''The Lost Islands'' (1976), ''Chopper Squad'' (1977–1979) and the film adaptation of ''Puberty Blues'' (1981). As a singer he has fronted Bellydance and King Tide. Hughes was born in England and moved to Australia at age 12. He moved into acting in the 1970s, first appearing in an episode of ''The Rovers''. He then appeared in the entire ''The Lost Islands'' and ''Chopper Squad'' series. He made his first feature film appearance in a small part in ''My Brilliant Career''. He was then a major cast member of ''Puberty Blues''. After a few more small parts he moved into music, playing with Bellydance until they disbanded and then forming King Tide. Filmography TV * ''The Lost Islands'' (1976) as Tony (26 episodes) * ''Chopper Squad ''(1977–1979) as Tim Gray (27 episodes) * '' Whidunnit? ''(1972-1978) as Shaun Connor (1 episode) Film * ''Puberty Blues ''Puberty Blues'' is a 1981 Australian coming-of-age ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Terepai Richmond
Terepai Chalmers Richmond (born 21 February 1971) is an Australian drummer. He joined the Sydney-based rock band The Whitlams in September 1999 and formerly played in acid jazz group Directions in Groove (d.i.g.) (1991–1998, 2008). Biography Terepai Chalmers Richmond was born on 21 February 1971 to a Scottish father and a Cook Island mother who ran a restaurant in Sydney. He started drumming in his parents' Polynesian show band at the age of six, with his sister Jennifer dancing, where he performed several shows every week until finishing school at eighteen. After finishing school, he joined Sydney soul/funk outfit Bellydance and another well established funk band Swoop (their song "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" contains the line "Time to boogie to the rhythm of Terepai"). He was the founding drummer and percussionist of acid jazz group, Directions in Groove (dig) formed in Sydney in 1991. The original dig line-up featured keyboardist and vocalist Scott Saunders, saxoph ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Australian Reggae Musical Groups
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