Yukka

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Guitar player Arjan Brentjes, Geuzenpop festival - Enschede, May 22, 2005 Arjan Brentjes at Geuzenpop Enschede 20050522-DSC 0067b.jpg
Guitar player Arjan Brentjes, Geuzenpop festival - Enschede, May 22, 2005
Singer Jasper Slaghuis, Willemeen - Arnhem, December 16, 2005 Jasper Slaghuis vocalist of Yukka 20051216-DSC 0054.jpg
Singer Jasper Slaghuis, Willemeen - Arnhem, December 16, 2005

Yukka is an indie Dutch Pop/rockband, founded in 1995.

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In the following years the band did almost 200 live shows, festivals, radio and television performances.[ citation needed ]

In 2005, the band released the CD Still. Two years before this, the CD It Isn't Safe was released. From this CD Yukka released a single and video. This video has been broadcast at MTV Holland and The Box.[ citation needed ]

In December 2005 guitar player Ivo Maassen joined the band.[ citation needed ]

In 2017 the band reunited and released a new EP and single in 2018.

The band provided free MP3 downloads of their music on their site. They also take advantage of Mininova's Content Distribution Service with which they have uploaded their latest album, Still, in high quality MP3 using BitTorrent.

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