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Deuterman Productions Presents: The Hip Abduction Band
Deadline for the next
Abacoa newspaper ‘Friendsgiving 2024’

is the 11th of the month. With Big Something And Vana Liya,

Submit articles/pictures to Nov. 19, Abacoa Amphitheater At 6 p.m.
abacoaadmin@langmanagement.com

The Hip Abduction … Makin’ Tropical as Big Something has
Good Vibes Music That Sounds And Feels steadily become one
of the most unique
aPoa uPdate Like Florida! and exciting rock
The Hip Abduction, out of St. Petersburg, Fla., began
bands to emerge from

Abacoa POA as a duo in 2007 with a shared passion for the same music, the Southeast.
Huge rhythms

reggae and West African-influence sounds from Mali and
other countries. Bassist Chris Powers and singer David New,
paired with soaring
Meeting Notices have shared about getting together and “playing cover gigs for guitars, E.W.I.
$100 and a fish sandwich on the beach.” They both grew up
(electronic wind instrument), synths, horns and soulful vocals
rise to the top of their signature sound taking listeners on a
iconic 1986 “Graceland” album. They formed the group in
Official notification is posted via the bulletin board and were inspired by the music of Paul Simon; think Simon’s journey through a myriad of musical styles. With a diverse
outside the POA office as well as the Abacoa website. 2010 and if you were wondering, yes, the name was inspired and growing catalog of timeless songs that tell stories, and
Members may view and/or download Abacoa POA by the gym exercise equipment of the same. a high energy live show fusing improvisational alternative
rock with funk, reggae, jazz, electronica, heavy metal and
agendas and approved minutes from Abacoa.com. Stepping into the music scene in 2011, they are an eclectic
group, a sort of musician collective. Evoking the ocean and more – there’s not another band quite like Big Something.
Notice of APOA Annual Meeting – guided by the spirit of travel, The Hip Abduction pilot a Vana Liya
Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 5:30 p.m. – sonic expedition past genre barriers. “We make our own Genre-busting vocalist and
Abacoa Golf Club instruments” shares David New, for example, a West African songwriter Vana Liya made a
14-string harp made from a wooden salad bowl from IKEA serendipitous arrival on the national
Notice of Monthly CAC Meeting – and monofilament fishing line. “We started writing music music scene after she posted several
Tuesday, November 18, 2024, 9:30 a.m. – that didn’t sound like anything else. We’ve had quite a few ukulele covers of popular reggae
APOA Office or Zoom people in the band over the years; the people we play with songs to social media, which

The deadline to submit CAC materials for review is one aren’t just players, they’re audiophiles.” All of this combined garnered the support of top original
week prior to the CAC meeting. helped create the Hip Abduction sound which Powers has artists and led to a 2018 record deal
coined “tropical, indie, jam reggae.” with L.A.-based LAW Records
All Meetings Subject to Change The band is the moniker for singer/songwriter New who becoming their first female and first
writes and produces music in between travel excursions and solo artist. She has since
All meetings to be held at the offices of the Abacoa touring. Live shows morph into a versatile musical ensemble been quickly earning a
POA, 1200 University Blvd., consisting of Matt Poynter (drums), Chris Powers (bass), reputation among many
Suite 102, Jupiter, FL. 33458 or via Zoom.US unless Justino Walker (guitar, vocals, ngoni), and Cody Moore (keys, of her well-established
otherwise posted. sax); each of whom have a mutual appreciation for African musical peers as a solid
Articles herein are the creation of the individual writers, (Afrobeat/Soukous/Malian Blues), Reggae, and American collaborator who always
and do not express the opinion of the APOA. (jam/electronic/indie) music. Since 2012, the band has played brings a fresh take and
By printing an article herein, the APOA is not endorsing almost every noteworthy music festival in the country, has positive energy to the
the writer, the article’s content, or any business referred landed major TV/movie syncs and Sirius Xm radio spins, mix with her distinct yet
to herein. The APOA will not be responsible for errors have 650,000-plus per month listeners on Spotify, have not easily classifiable
contained herein, or related to, articles. provided direct cross country tour support for artists like “island” vibe.
Dirty Heads, Galactic, Slightly Stoopid, The Revivalists, and Vana Liya’s new single Round ‘n’ Round featuring
whose highly energized live show have landed the 5-piece a Pepper, is out now and kicks off the album campaign for
sizable fanbase across the U.S. and Canada. her debut album, “Little Kahuna” (released September 3)
on LAW Records. Produced
by multi-instrumentalist,
songwriter, and Stick Figure
member Johnny Cosmic, the
single pays homage to LAW’s
free spirit of collaboration
between major and emerging
artists with Liya’s raw, sweet,
and ethereal vocals cascading
over a meandering electronic
reggae groove, and paired
with Pepper frontman Kaleo
Don’t miss this opportunity to, as the band likes to present, “Go outside and get the good Wassman’s iconically bold
vibes on”! lyrical delivery.
Thematically, Round ‘n’
Big Something Round relates that mystifying mix of loneliness and
Big Something is known for their high-energy live wanderlust familiar to the timeless wayfaring traveler and
performances. Hailing from the North Carolina countryside, the roving artists who stray far from home to follow their
or “The Middle of Nowhere,” as it’s proudly dubbed on muse across the globe.
their debut album, the six-headed musical monster known

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