Happy Dog Project is a Greek band formed in 2000 in an appartement @ downtown Athens. The band performs it's own music that incorporates elements from balkan/greek traditional tradition, mediterranean/middle eastern odd meters and aesthetics, funk, jazz, dub and electro.
Happy Dog is based in Athens.
In the band's music one can hear influences from diverse groups/artists: jazz and jam artists (Medeski Martin & Wood, John Scofield, Herbie Hancock), funk artists (James Brown, Booker T. & The MGs), avant garde producers/dj's (Bill Laswell, Dj Spookie, Dj Shadow, Dj Logic), dub artists (Systemwide, King Tubby, Lee "Scratch" Perry), Tzadik groups/artists (Rob Burger, John Zorn, Jamie Saft), new English jazz (Cinematic Orchestra, Red Snapper), greek traditional soloists, middle eastern and turkish groups/artists (Omar Faruk Tekbilek, old turkish music, Mercan Dede, Babazula) and the list goes on...
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www.myspace.com/happydogproject
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