The Navahodads were a Roots Rock

Roots rock

Roots rock is a term now used to describe rock music that looks back to rock's origins in folk, blues and country music. It is particularly associated with the creation of hybrid sub-genres from the later 1960s including country rock and Southern rock, which have been seen as responses to the...

 band from Sydney, Australia. They formed in 1995 and disbanded in 2003. The band was led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Brendan Kibble

Brendan Kibble

Brendan Kibble aka "Wig" is an Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for his work with the Bam Balams and the Navahodads.-Musical history:...

, who had previously performed as "Wig" in the Bam Balams

Bam Balams

The Bam Balams were a Sydney, Australia rock band. They formed in 1984 and disbanded in 1992. The band was led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Brendan Kibble aka "Wig"....

. The Navahodads released two CD albums: Mumbo Gumbo and Madame Mojo's. The band has been described as Texas R&B, Swamp Rock, Soul, and Rock.

A critic once wrote: "Imagine Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

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 on a road trip, swinging by Tony Joe White

Tony Joe White

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's place, calling on Doug Sahm

Doug Sahm

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, and they all go to party in New Orleans...that's the vibe of the Navahodads." Interest generated by the Mumbo Gumbo album saw the band tour Spain in 1996.

The band split up in 2003 when Kibble moved to the USA. Prior to the split, the band recorded an album's worth of new material, which to date remains unreleased.

Albums

• Mumbo Gumbo (1995), Pink Flamingo Records
• Madame Mojo's (1998), self-released

Compilation tracks

• "Louie Louie", Spanish Louie Louie Album (1996), Louie Records
• "Hot Rod Hearse" and "Single Fin Theory", Surfarama (1997), Pink Flamingo Records
• "Kahanamokou Kick", Lost in the 60s - Surf Compilation (2003), Tronador

Band members

• Brendan Kibble
  Brendan Kibble
  Brendan Kibble aka "Wig" is an Australian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for his work with the Bam Balams and the Navahodads.-Musical history:...
  
  : Vocals/Guitar - All releases
• Karl Dogbox: Bass - Mumbo Gumbo, Spanish Louie Louie Album
• Michael "Pineapples" Maunsell: Guitar - Mumbo Gumbo, Spanish Louie Louie Album
• Tim Denny: Drums - All releases
• George Bibicos: Keyboards - Madame Mojo's, Spanish Louie Louie Album, Surfarama
• Brad Fitzpatrick: Guitar - Madame Mojo's, Surfarama, Lost in the 60s
• Bill Kervin: Bass - Surfarama
• Mark "Buzz" Busby: Bass - Madame Mojo's, Lost in the 60s