Brazzaville (band)

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Brazzaville
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Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres Indie pop, bossa nova, chamber pop
Years active1998–present
Labels South China Sea
Members David Brown
Richie Alvarez
Paco Jordi
Brady Lynch
Ivan Knight
Past membersJoel Virgel Vierset
David Ralicke
Kenny Lyon
Mike Bolger
Joe Zimmerman
L. Cedeño
Website http://www.brazzavilleband.com

Brazzaville is an American indie pop band founded in 1997 by David Brown. Brown was at one time Beck's saxophonist [1] and took part in recording of Odelay and Midnite Vultures . On May 7, 2009, David Brown officially announced the dissolution of the band, stating that he would henceforth be recording and releasing music under the name David Arthur Brown, albeit with "many of the wonderful musicians who have contributed to Brazzaville records." However, June 23, 2009, David once again announced that the band will continue to exist in parallel with a solo career.

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References

  1. "Net Music Countdown: Beck". Archived from the original on 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2006-09-01.