- Kappa (band)
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Kappa
Img_capt = Paul Kappa at Kappa's Pacific Road gig
Background = group_or_band
Alias = The Amazing Kappa
Origin =Liverpool ,Merseyside ,England
Genre = Rock and Roll
Soul
Funk
Years_active = 1999–present
Label = Hicksville UK
URL = [http://www.kappaband.com Official Site]
Current_members = Paul Kappa
Martin Byrne
Tony SmithKappa (also known as The Amazing Kappa) is a Rock and Roll / Soul /
Funk band fromLiverpool ,England . It's members are Paul Kappa (Guitar and vocals), Martin Byrne (Bass Guitar and Vocals) and Tony Smith (drums and percussion).Kappa made their studio album Living @ the End of the World in 2003, followed by Accelerando; the live album recorded in the Cavern, Liverpool in 2004. A DVD of the show, Guitar Hero written by Paul Kappa, was produced in 2005. A compilation album Kuriosity was also released featuring unheard Kappa material from 1991 onwards as well as unreleased tracks from
Cat Scratch Fever . The Amazing Kappa has since completed 2 new studio albums, Electrical Storm and Mountains of the Moon, as well as a live album, entitled Sola Boat, of their gig "Kappa in Koncert" at the Pacific Road Arts Centre,Birkenhead ,Liverpool ,England .The band has appeared on BBC television and radio, ITV, as well as MTV, WGN Chicago and Danish radio, and performed in England, Ireland, Spain, France, Switzerland, Sweden and the United States. [http://www.myspace.com/theamazingkappa MySpace.com - Paul Kappa] ]
In 1994, Paul Kappa became the winner of the Liverpool Echo Best Newcomer Award.
References
External links
* [http://www.kappaband.com/ Official Band Site]
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* [http://www.overplay.co.uk/band.asp?band_id=1003884 Kappa] at overplay.com
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