Wickeda

ska

The style of Wickeda is not that easy to describe.Their musical spectrum goes from ska to punk and from reggae to funk. It's the kind of mixture that is incredibly energetic and can only make you dance. In Bulgaria Wickeda belong to the most well-known bands, rocking the stage for 12 years. During the serious cultural changes of the last fifteen years Wickeda had a considerable influence on the music of their country - they were among the founders of the new rock-scene. Wickeda presented their first album in 1999. It caused a stir with musicians, journalists and of course with the Bulgarian listeners. The album sold more than 30 000 copies. It was followed by 3 more albums. The band caught international attention overseas (U.S.A. Tour 2001). They really proved themselves as a live band in clubs and festivals all over Europe such as Hungary (Sziget Festival 2000-2005), North Macedonia (Taksirat Festival 2002), Croatia (Ska-/Reggae-/Dub-Festival 2002), Slovakia (2002), Greece (Agrinio Festival 2002) and Germany (Fusion, Rockxplosion, StadtFestival 2003, Waltroper Parkfest 2004) as well as concerts in Melkweg (Amsterdam), Kulturbrauerei (Berlin), Flèche d'or (Paris) and many others. Not to forget, they were steadily on tour in their own country, heating the crowd as opening band for Manu Chao (2002). Members Erol Ibrahimov - bass, vocals Rossen Grigorov - guitar Vladimir Georgiev (Popa) - drums Iassen Obretenov (Iashata) - keys History When their first album Револю...