Singer/songwriter/auteur
Andi Hoffmann is at root a romantic poet who continues to create rich
lyrical compostions in a style best expressed as "organic rock".
Born and raised in Switzerland, now making his home in New Orleans,
Louisiana, Hoffmann along with his Kaleidoscopically eclectic band,
The B-Goes, plays songs that are in turn sweet, melancholy, fun, funky,
angry, and ethereal. On his most recent CD "Living
in The Big Wide World" (released for the 2003 New Orleans Jazz
& Heritage Festival performance), Hoffmann's music takes some
surprising turns. Here alongside the roots rock and zen-alpine soundscapes
featured on previous recordings, The B-Goes expand into a dizzying array
of styles--cajun, calypso, reggae, swamp pop, hip-hop, and hi-life. The
result is a fascinating CD full of exotic hybrid songs offering artistically
fertile settings for Hoffmann's worldly-wise storytelling, his unique
instrumentation ideas, and The B-Goes' exquisite vocal harmonies. Yet
even beyond crafting creative new musical formulas, Hoffmann displays
a deepening awareness of the greater ties that bind us all, embracing
the passion of a political vision based on the peace philosophies of
Gandhi and Martin Luther King.
Current
Line Up: (click name to see photo)
Andi
Hoffmann: vocals, guitar
Thomas
McDonald: bass
Elisabeth
Gill: vocals, percussion
Robert
Mache: guitars
Boyanna
Trayanova :
drums
Check
out The B-Goes story from the beginning - 2000
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