Formed in 2003, Habanero is a musical mix of acoustic medleys and hardcore gangsta rap. Based out of Ottawa and lead by Shakes MacCool (aka Craig Medaglia), Habanero has had several releases over the past 2 and a half years which were accompanied by months of touring across Canada.
The habanero chile (Capsicum chinense Jacquin) (Spanish, from Havana) is the most intensely spicy chile pepper of the Capsicum genus.
Habaneros are believed to originate in Cuba, and were later introduced to the Yucatan peninsula where roughly 1,500 tons are harvested annually.
The habanero is a perennial flowering plant, meaning that with proper care and growing conditions, it can produce flowers, hence fruit, for several years.
At the heart of a jug band are a liquor-jug bass, blown tuba style, and, typically, a kazoo as lead.
Another group it inspired was the Juggernaut Jug Band, which has been carrying on uninterrupted, with changes in personnel but with a consistent core, since the days of free love and the festooning of state troopers with flowers.
The sense of wonder instilled by the big contraption the band brings along — loaded with whistles, horns, a washboard, and half a dozen other instruments — is reason enough to bring the family.
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