Eccodek is a

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musical group based in

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, known for their fusion of world music and

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styles."The world on stage; New generation of Canadian musicians at folk fest finds inspiration in far-off cultures". ''

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'', July 21, 2007. The band is composed of core member Andrew McPherson and a rotating collective of musicians who collaborate on the band's releases. They have twice been nominated for the

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for World Music Album of the Year.

History

McPherson formed the band in the late 1990s as a side project to his work as a session musician and producer for artists including

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and

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. The band released their debut album. ''Faux Jazz'', in 1999, and a second album. ''More Africa in Us'' in 2003.

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contributed to the band's 2005 album. ''Voices Have Eyes''. Eccodek signed to White Swan World, a subsidiary of

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, in 2006. Their next album, ''Shivaboom'', was nominated as Best World Music Album at the

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. Eccodek's album ''Singing in Tongues'', featuring Onkar Singh, drummer Adam Bowman, and singer Jah Youssouf, was also nominated as Best World Music Album at the

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."Guelph represented as Juno nominees announced"
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'', January 27, 2015.

Discography

*''Faux Jazz'' (1999) *''More Africa in Us'' (2003) *''Voices Have Eyes'' (2005) *''Shivaboom'' (2008) *''Remixtasy'' (2011) *''Living for Live'' (2012) *''Singing in Tongues'' (2014) *''Remixing in Tongues'' (2015)

References

External links

*{{official, http://www.eccodek.com/ Canadian world music groups Canadian electronic music groups Musical groups from Guelph