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GECKO TURNER DEBUTS 'AFROBEATNIK' SOUND AT SXSW: Guapapasea! Out on Quango Music Group on April 4

(March 31, 2006)

Los Angeles, CA – Quango recording artist Gecko Turner shared his “afrobeatnik” sound to captive audiences at 2006’s SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX. Turner unveiled his unique blend of Nigerian Afrobeat rhythms, jazz, funk, blues and reggae to eager music fans in attendance at PRI The World/KUT FM’s “All Music World Music” Showcase on 3/l6 at Caribbean Lights and at the Latin Music Showcase at Spiro’s on 3/l8.

While in Austin, Gecko also had the pleasure of performing live on KUT FM’s influential world music radio program “Horizontes” with Michael Crockett. Feel free to click on this link to get a taste of the “afrobeatnik” flavor. LINK: http://www.kut.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sxsw2006_archives (scroll down to Gecko Turner and click on “Listen”),

WHAT’S NEXT FOR GECKO?

Gecko Turner will be visiting Los Angeles and New York City in April to promote his new album Guapapasea! to be released on April 4 on the Quango Music Group label. He will also be performing in both cities. Stay tuned for more details.

***Be sure to catch a live in-studio performance by Gecko on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” with Nic Harcourt on April 11.***

WHAT ARE THE CRITICS ARE SAYING ABOUT GECKO TURNER? A LOT!

“[Gecko] is a bilingual force who draws on North and South American styles, from Brazilian samba to reggae to the blues and soul music with room to spare for some jazz trumpet. He was perhaps the most distinct voice at the entire festival.” (Commenting on Gecko’s performances at 2006’s SXSW Music Festival) ~Phil Gallo, Daily Variety

"Got it yesterday. Listened to it this morning. Dug it big time. Listing it tomorrow in our new releases chart. Love the variety of textures and styles and the mixture of languages. Spanish rarely sounds so sublime and suggestive the way Portuguese does, but they pull it off." (Commenting on Gecko’s Guapapasea! album). ~Phil Gallo, Daily Variety

**** (4 Stars) “[Gecko] mixes it up on his solo debut, and the results are deliriously fun, with everything sounding new and old at once. Turner - with the help of some top-flight musicians - mixes jazz, blues, samba, reggae, hip- hop, rock, Spanish and Arab music ~Rob Lowman LA Daily News

"I am loving it already. When is the release? When can I interview him? He’s got great sounds and a great tale. " ~Marco Werman BBC The World

"That there...that's...yes, that's baby making music right there!" (Quoting one of his favorite quotes from last year) ~Jeff Miller Freelancer: Maxim, Giant, LA Times, Variety, Boston Phoenix, TV Guide, Cleveland Scene, Alternative Press, Relix, LA.com

“Gecko logra conjugar géneros muy diferentes entre si, pero una vez unidos nos suenan muy familiares al oido. No es samba, tampoco reggae, ni reggaeton, pero de que se pega se pega” ~ Tommy Calle Hoy Newspaper (LA, NY, and Chicago)

About Quango Music Group:

Quango Music Group is a Los Angeles based tastemaker label, renowned for championing emerging sounds from around the globe. Quango helped bring acts like Zero 7, Koop, Talvin Singh and Kruder & Dorfmeister to the forefront of America¹s musical radar while creating innovative lifestyle compilations that are considered to be ahead of the curve. Quango continues to break new ground with an international roster of forward-thinking artists such as Bliss (Denmark), Cantoma (U.K.), Gecko Turner (Spain) and Bitter:Sweet (U.S.)

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310-315-5444 Tel / 310-315-5474 Fax

Julio@dbaronmedia.com

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