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Kaki King

From United States

Operating somewhere between funk and flamenco, Kaki King has dragged the art of solo acoustic guitar back to prominence, with an edginess that matches the temperament of her generation. Declaring that the stage is where she's most creative, the 29-year-old Atlanta native has burst onto the global scene like a comet since she started busking in New York subways during 2001. Championed by the likes of Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, film producer Sean Penn (she cut songs for his movie Into the Wild) and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl (she toured with the band through 2008, performing guitar duets with Grohl), Kaki has won acclaim for the beauty of her original melodic instrumentals as much as her wild technique that blends thumping bass lines, tapping melodies and slapping percussion on her guitar. Her first visits to Australia in 2007 caused a sensation; three sold out tours within the year (including the inaugural Adelaide International Guitar Festival) had people clamoring to see what all the fuss was about. After visiting again aboard Foo Fighters' national tour in April 2008, she is now back with a new album, Dreaming of Revenge, maintaining the delicate balance between the acoustic world and rock'n'roll. This will be her first Australian tour with a four-piece band.

http://www.kakiking.com/