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Windy City Press Release

Artist Story ________________________________________

Formerly known as AsotoUnion, the Seoul-based band Windy City was formed by front man Kim Ban Jang in the summer of 2004. The band combines elements of African music in addition to reggae and salsa, creating a fusion of new sounds while simultaneously paying homage to classic roots music.

Windy City was the first foreign band to perform two consecutive years at the Sunset Live Music Festival, which is held in Fukuoka, Japan. The band has also held performances at: Bangkok’s Fat Festival, London’s Young Generation of London Jazz Night, Korea’s Ssamzie Sound Festival, and Inchon’s Pentapork Rock Festival, where they will be headlining this year.

In addition to collaborating with Jamaican musicians, Windy City is working with reggae and dub artists in London to work on their new material. In 2010, Windy City was also featured in a four-page spread of a German reggae music magazine called, riddim.

Windy City has also collaborated with Thai reggae band, SrirajahRockers, in creating a joint EP entitled, Bibim! Windy City meets Srirajah Rockers. Two albums have already been released in Japan and Europe, and their international presence continues to expand.

They released first album called “love record” and second album called “country man’s vibration.” Also they have two mini album psyche delicious city, and 2 more lover(onlyjapan).

They respect the sound of Africa music, reggae and salsa, and make their own unique sound. They played as a first foreign band in sunset live, fukuoka last two years Fatfestival in Bangkok, Ssamzie, pentafort and alot more other festival in korea as headline band. They keep on trying, trying and trying for finding new sounds. Nowdays they are working on new collaboration album with Jamaican musicians and starting promotions to Europe as well.

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Discography

2004 Team up
2005 1st album “Love Record” Release
2006 “Psychedelicious City” E.P. Release
2006 “Love Record” Japan Release
2006 “2 More Lovers” E.P. Japan Release(Japan only)
2007 2nd Album “Countryman’s Vibration” Release
2010 “Bibim WindyCity meets Srirajah Rockers” EP release
2012 Mini Album 'We Invite"

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Members
Drum/Vocal : Kim Ban Jang
Nyah Binghi/Chorus/Dub Effect : Ra Guk San
Digeridoo/Chorus/Percussion : Shin Seo Bang
Keyboard/Melodica : Jung Hyun
Guitar : Oh Jin Woo

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Biography

2013............................................
SXSW
Sierra Nevada World Music Festival

2012............................................
Pentaport Rock Festival
SeoulcityHall Hope Festival
Ulsan APaMM & WorldMusic Festival
Daewoo Automobile Concert
Hyundai Card Music Concert
Korean Live Music Festival
Nylon Magazine Interveiw
BAZAAR Magazine Interview

2011............................................
Reggae inna zion
Windycity goes Dub Way in hiroshima Japan
Rainbow Festival
Bucheon Fantastic Film Festival
Jeju JungmoonBeach Festival
Kajeno Mashri Festival in Japan

2010............................................
Singapore Mosaic Festival
Thailand Smiley Festival & Fat Festival
Jamaica bull bay “bob marely earth day concert”
England World Young Jazz Unit Festival
Brazil Isla de Salsa / France Golden Touch Sound System Party