Cartoon (band)
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- Not to be confused with The CartoonsCartoons (band)Cartoons, also known as Cartoons DK are a technobilly/glam pop band from Denmark, best known for their 1998 Eurodance cover of the 1958 novelty song, "Witch Doctor" by Ross Bagdasarian, as well as for their outlandish plastic costumes and wigs used in live performances as caricatures of 1950s...
, a Danish band.
Cartoon is a nu-jazz act based in Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The band is a collective consisting of up to 10 members between singers, musicians and producers.
The members are:
- Bob Jackson (drums, percussion)
- Darragh O'Connor (keyboards, synths)
- Karen Underwood (vocals)
- Barry Fitzgerald (vocals)
- Joosep Niimeister (trumpet)
- John Ahern (lead, rhythm guitar)
- Gary Baus (alto, soprano saxophone)
- Patrick Murphy (tenor, soprano saxophone)
- Eoin Regan (lead guitar)
Cartoon has released music on the Parisian "Brique Rouge" record label, and has performed at the Cork international Jazz Festival and the Oxegen
Oxegen
Oxegen is an annual music festival in Ireland held since 2004, sponsored by Heineken. As of 2007, 2008, 2009, the festival has been cited as Ireland's biggest music festival. And by 2009, the festival is cited as the greenest festival, being a 100% carbon neutral event in Ireland. It was previously...
music festival. In April 2006 they released an album containing much of their work to date entitled "Ban The Use Of Jazz Music"