Conceived a year before Damon Albarn's Gorillaz burst onto the scene, but signed only four years after, Shaka Ponk are the French electro-punk collective best-known for their digitally animated monkey character, Goz. Formed by web designer Frah and guitarist CC in 2000, the pair experimented with various visual techniques before recruiting bassist Thias and drummer Bobe-OD to complete their line-up. The band quickly earned a reputation as a must-see live, thanks to their fusion of rock, funk, hip-hop and punk accompanied by their monkey mascot, which even has an own online channel called Monkey TV. In 2005, they signed a deal with Edel Music and released their debut album “Loco Con Da Frenchy Talkin” a year later, followed by 2009's ‘Bad Porn Movie Trax’ and 2011's “The Geeks & the Jerkin' Socks”, the latter of which featured new recruit, Samaha Sam on lead vocals.
After three platina records and many sensational shows in major venues in France, Shaka Ponk has become one of the biggest rockbands in France since the 2000’s. The band released its fifth album, The Evol’ on November 17, 2017. Their upcoming tour seems long-awaited, as 50.000 tickets have already been sold.
LIVE 24/03/2018 @ Forest National, Brussels