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Encyclopedia > Galapagos Duck
Galapagos Duck
Origin Sydney, Australia
Years active 1972? – Present
Genre(s) Jazz-funk / Jazz-rock
Label(s) Philips
ABC Music
Aim Records
Members Greg Foster
John Conley
Adrian Cunningham
Rodney Ford
Matt Baker
Past members Len Barnard
Tom Hare
Chris Qua
Roger Frampton

A popular Australian jazz band formed in the 1970s. The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Jazz-funk was the British name for a musical genre used to denote a style of mostly American disco-ish jazz music, popular on the club-circuit of England in the mid 1970s. ... Jazz fusion (sometimes referred to simply as fusion) is a musical genre that loosely encompasses the merging of jazz with other styles, particularly rock, funk, R&B, and world music. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national non-commercial public broadcaster. ... Jazz is an American musical genre largely originated by African Americans but contributed to by many other races, including Australians. ...


Discography

  • The Removalists
  • St. James
  • Moomba Jazz '76
  • Ebony Quill
  • Magnum
  • Right On Cue
  • In Flight
  • This Time
  • Voyage of The Beagle
  • Endangered Species
  • Habitat
  • Lonely George
  • Out Of The Blue

External links

  • Galapagos Duck website

  Results from FactBites:
 
Musica Viva Australia - 2004 - Galapagos Duck (210 words)
Galapagos Duck appears in the pages of many jazz history books and has received awards both in Australia and overseas.
Galapagos Duck has toured extensively throughout the world including England, Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium, India, Sri Lanka, China, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, New Zealand and the USA.
All are respected performers and music writers who in combination are able to maintain the Duck`s unique flavour, versatility and wide popular appeal which has always been the hallmark of the group.
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