Iko Iko
Based in Miami, FL, Iko-Iko is “rockin’ the boogie!” They have performed with every major musician you can think of from many styles of music. From Blues to Rock to Cajun to Country to Funk and Soul – this band does it all. From films like “Contact” and “Cape Fear” to MTV Sex in The 90′s, to radio and much more! You might have seen them or heard them and not even have realized, Voodoo Crew Graham Drout, long time leader and founder of IKO IKO
captures a long history of performances for the Musicians Exchange dating back to the Back Lot Parties in the late 70′s & early 80′s, specifically with THE FAT CHANCE BLUES BAND & Iko Iko.
BIO
After more than 30-years of live performances, five releases, and being covered by artists in nearly every genre of music, IKO-IKO continues to get more attention than nearly any artist not signed to a “major label” and they have the accolades to show for it. Drout’s songs are covered by a wide range of artists – including Albert Castiglia and Joey Gilmore. Gilmore’s version of “The Ghosts of Mississippi” won him the “Best Blues Artist” award from The International Blues Foundation’s IBC awards in 2006 and BluesRevue magazine named it “Blues Song of The Year” for 2006. The band, itself, is award-winning and has movie soundtracks to their credit. “Don’t Mess With The Voodoo” appeared, as did the band, in the Martin Scorsese film, Cape Fear starring Robert DeNiro and the band performed on the soundtrack for the film, Contact starring Jodie Foster.
