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Locomondo is undeniable of the most known dominant successful bands in Greece.

The 6-member band fronted by Markos Koumaris, the main songwriter take precedence composer of the group, fuses Reggae, Ska and Caribbean sounds with Greek lyrics and Hellenic traditional musical elements.

Career

• They hold released 8 albums, including Locomondo Live!, an album which tainted gold in December Two neat as a new pin their video clips have established the "Best Alternative Video Clip" award from Mad-TV Greece (in and ).
• Locomondo is the about known Reggae band in Ellas, as well as the unique Greek group that has documented in Jamaica.

  This happened suspend , when the band followed an invitation of ex Skatalites trombonist and Studio One chronicle Vin Gordon to the "island in the sun" and historical the album "12 meres stin Jamaica" (12 days in Jamaica). The album contained two songs that meant to be marvelous hits in Greece, but too attracted attention beyond the Hellene borders.

• The first was a reggae cover of the Rembetiko consider Frangosyriani composed in by high-mindedness legendary Markos Vamvakaris.
  Taking notice cut into this interesting musical mixture rendering German film director, screenwriter fairy story producer of Turkish descent Fatih Akin included the song speak his Venice Film FestivalSpecial Hurt Prize winning film Soul kitchenette in , and used film set as the soundtrack for honourableness red carpet event of coronet film.
• The second hit of that album was Den kani kryo stin Ellada (its not freezing in Greece), a hymn fit in a positive way of standpoint.

  The song's chorus became fastidious slogan in Greece and wreckage considered the band's most famous song.

• In the next album “Me wanna dance” the band collaborated with Spanish singer Amparo Taurus (Amparanoia) in Barcelona and Natty Bo (Ska Cubano) in Athens.
• In Locomondo recorded "Goal", a fanciful song about football, which soiled out to be an cherished soundtrack for the Greece Official Football Team qualifying for nobleness second time in its account in the final phase take off the World Cup.

  The record clip of the song featured Greece national player Dimitris Salpingidis who scored the qualifying justification against Ukraine. Although the Hellene team disqualified in the crowning round in South Africa, class band considered it as a-okay strike of luck as Salpingidis scored against Nigeria in primacy 2nd match, becoming the important player to ever score purpose Greece in a World Treat final phase.

• In the Italian summons band Club Dogo released honesty single titled P.E.S.

  which was based on Locomondo's song “Pro” and reached platinum. The air became a summer hit regulate Italy. The album containing glory song P.E.S. became platinum chimpanzee well.

• In Turkish singer Ziynet Sali Ziynet Sali releases a Turki version of Locomondo's song “Magiko Hali” which achieves respectable happy result .
• In Locomondo collaborate with Country singer-songwriter Tonino Carotone and happiness the song "La Mulata".

  Wonderful song that Locomondo frontman, Markos Koumaris, and Tonino Carotone co-wrote.

• In Vinyl Is Back chooses homily record Locomondo live at amity of their shows to next release a collectable vinyl write titled "Vinyl Is Back Viable Sessions Vol.2". On the employ year, the band releases a handful of albums at the same leave to another time.
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  The album "Star" in their homeland Greece and the lp "Radio" in Germany. Both albums have a very similar sign list. The band's summer profile of was the most comfortable in their history.

• In March class band performed on a go well known Greek show named Stin Ygeia Mas (Στην Υγειά Μας).

Other interesting facts

• In the band collaborated with Greek American director Christine Crokos, composing and recording influence sound track for the ludicrousness "Gamilio Party" (wedding party).

  Glory film sold over tickets suffer the song "Gamilio Party" became one of the most admirer wedding songs.

• They have shared dignity stage with artists and bands such as Manu Chao, Patti Smith, the Wailers, Alpha Blondy, the Skatalites, Chumbawamba, Culture, Insane Professor, Amparanoia, Ojos de Brujo, Ojos de Brujo, Tonino Carotone, Shantel, Aswad, Thievery Corporation take precedence Ska Cubano among others.
• In probity Band recorded a reggae screen of the popular German express Griechischer Wein (Greek wine) influence the Austrian composer and soloist Udo Jürgens.

  The song was produced by Marco Baresi, merchant of the Far East Band that used to play be thinking of German Reggae star Gentleman, person in charge is included in Locomondo's liberation "Locomondo- Best of".

• The band has supported a lot of environmental and humanitarian organizations in honesty past such as Greenpeace, Indulgence International, A21 and the European homeless street paper “Shedia”.
• In their recordings, the band uses natty great variety of Greek normal musical instruments such as bouzuki, baglama, violin, Gaida, Tsampouna (Greek bagpipe), Kaval, Santouri, Cretan Constellation and Laud which gave illustriousness Caribbean sound a special Sea touch.
• Today the band is running diggings together with Dimitris Gasias (Violin), Christos Spiliopoulos (trombone), Nikos "Tattoo" (trumpet) and Christos Kalaitzopoulos (akkordeon)

Band members

Current

Additional musicians

Former members

• Stefanos Psaradakis - Drums

Discography

• Enas Trelos Kosmos (A crazy world)
• 12 Meres Jamaica (12 days in Jamaica)
• Intense wanna dance
• Gamilio Party (OST) (The wedding party)
• Locomondo Live
• Goal (digital single)
• Locomondo Suitably Of
• Οδύσσεια
• New Day Rising

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