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Dr. Zoo – “Afro-Celtic Rock and Storytelling” – a fusion of African and Celtic music and rhythms: Nominated 2009 ECMA World Recording of the Year. See them live in Moncton Oct. 1 thru 3, 2009…..You will be moved!

Dr. Zoo is the vision of singer/songwriter Randal Arsenault from Newfoundland, Canada.  For years Randal has lived and traveled in Africa, recently completing his doctorate of zoology on competition between white rhino, wildebeest, zebra and impala. After years of singing to zebras, Randal developed the musical genre “Afro-Celtic Rock and Storytelling”. The 7 piece band includes Juno award winning Youssou Seck from Senegal (African drums and vocals),  Ghanaian singer Nikki Hylton, Afro-reggae bassman Joe Hylton, Irish Multi-Instrumentalist Roxanne Young (fiddle/whistles), Sudanese guitarist David Kabbashi, and Reggae kit drummer Jim Johnston.

“Africa meets Newfoundland…. never thought it could work but now I can’t imagine Dr. Zoo being anything other than what they are, a fusion of cultures that represent the diversity of Canadian music and once again proves that art based on personal experience always shines the brightest because it is authentic and from the heart.  I hope to hear a lot more from Randal and the band in the years to come.  They are truly something special.”

David Hayman (Music Supervisor, VAPOR MUSIC Toronto)

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