My Baby (band)

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My Baby, 2016

My Baby is a Dutch-New Zealand band from Amsterdam. Their music is a mix of blues, country and funk. My Baby was founded in 2012 by previous members of the Amsterdam soul band . My Baby is Joost van Dijck (drums), his sister Cato van Dijck (vocals) and Daniel 'Dafreez' Johnston (guitars).

Biography[]

The band was discovered in their early years by the PR-Manager of bass player Larry Graham (Sly & the Family Stone, Graham Central Station, Prince). In 2012, he performed together with the band during his Dutch tour, including Paradiso and the North Sea Jazz Club.[1] In 2013, their debut album My Baby Loves Voodoo! got released on jazz label .[2][3]

My Baby's second album Shamanaid came out in 2015.[4][5] To promote the album, My Baby did fourteen shows for the American blues guitarist Seasick Steve during his Sonic Soul Tour in the United Kingdom.[6] In 2015 a re-recording was made for the song "Remedy" from the album Shamanaid and was released as an EP.[7] By the end of 2016 the band spread the word that they were finishing their third album Prehistoric Rhythm. The first single Love Dance came out on February 10, 2017.[8]

My Baby played festivals like , Noorderslag,[9] Zwarte Cross,[10] Lowlands,[11] Down The Rabbit Hole,[12] ,[13] toured Eastern Europe, South Africa and New Zealand and played Glastonbury 2016 six times.[14]

Awards[]

Their debut album My Baby Loves Voodoo! was nominated for an Edison in the category audience award.[15] My Baby got nominated twice for an NPO Radio 6 Soul & Jazz Awards in the category "Best Live Act".[16][17] In March 2016 the band won an Edison in the category "Alternative" for the album Shamanaid.[15][18]

Discography[]

  • My Baby Loves Voodoo!, 2013
  • Shamanaid, 2015
  • Remedy II EP, 2015
  • Prehistoric Rhythm, 2017
  • Mounaiki ~ By the Bright of Night, 2018
  • Live!, 2019

References[]

  1. ^ Biografie op Northseejazzclub Archived 2016-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "My Baby Loves Voodoo!". My Baby.
  3. ^ "My Baby Loves Voodoo!". .
  4. ^ "Shamanaid". My Baby.
  5. ^ "Shamanaid". Embrace Recordings.
  6. ^ "My Baby To Support Seasick Steve on April UK Tour". . 3 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Remedy II EP". My Baby.
  8. ^ "Clipprimeur: MY BABY – Love Dance". . 10 February 2017.
  9. ^ "My Baby". Noorderslag.
  10. ^ "Line-up Zwarte Cross 2015". Zwarte Cross.
  11. ^ "Lowlands: het Grote Zondag Blog". . 24 August 2015.
  12. ^ "MY BABY Down The Rabbit Hole 2016". Down the Rabbit Hole.
  13. ^ "My Baby". .
  14. ^ "On Tour: My Baby Announce Headline UK Shows". . 30 June 2015.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b "My Baby". .
  16. ^ "NPO Radio 6 Soul & Jazz Awards 2014". NPO Radio 6.
  17. ^ "NPO Radio 6 Soul & Jazz Awards 2015". NPO Radio 6.
  18. ^ "Terugblik Edison Pop Gala 2016". Edisons. 24 March 2016.

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