The SoundLounge

Grace Barbé

Grace Barbé and her multi award winning band “Afro-Kreol” will hit the road in October to promote their new single “Afro-Sega”.

It’s been a huge year so far for Grace and her band, with highlights including:

Performing at the opening ceremony of the inaugural “Carnaval International de Victoria” in her native Seychelles. Her second appearance at the mighty Byron Bay Bluesfest. Third consecutive award for “Best World Act” at the WAMi festival in Western Australia. A showcase performance at the first “Indian Ocean Music Market” (IOMMA) in the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion. Headlining Fairbridge Festival (WA).

Grace and her band have spent the winter months recording their second album, from which “Afro-Sega” will be the first song to be released……

The track showcases her unique style, a fusion of Indian Ocean island rhythms with Afro, Funk and Latin influences.

Dancing shoes on!

CC the Cat

Gold Coast/ Byron Bay hard-working reggae rockers CC THE CAT are back at the Soundlounge to launch their much-awaited debut album INNA BABYLON JUNGLE. Two years in the making, their genre-mashing reggae/dub/disco/funk voyage explores love, sex and politics in the urban jungle and is a call out to nature, community and the healing power of music.

Recorded in basements, bedrooms and crazy studios from the Gold Coast to Lennox Head, the album features the anthemic songs and soulful vocals of frontwoman CC the Cat, the amazing dub FX (and Jess Buckley/Eddie Vedder voice) of Gold Coast soundMaster Boyd Luadaka, Ozzy Mistress of Bass Tracy Stephens (Marshall and the Fro, Hussy Hicks), the incredible unstoppable Guy Anderton on drums, with heavenly visits by special Julz Parker, Miles Matheson, Katia Demeester and Roberto Roschel.

Coming to ya live n direct, with their boody-shaking, house-packing live show, CC THE CAT launching INNA BABYLON JUNGLE at venues and festivals across Australia in 2010.