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OD TAPO IMI (ode TAH-po EE-mee)
Photos by Samuel Hoffman | The Journal Gazette Fast FactsLocation: St. Charles, IL
BioJimmy Buffett meets Blue Man Group! Chicago’s OD TAPO IMI Steel Drums & More! is more than just music, they’re a Broadway island music review with dancing, singing, drumming and high-energy fun! OD TAPO IMI is a pop tropical show band like no other. Steel drums, guitars, assorted percussion, drum set, horns and vocals power this exultant, wild musical show/review. Complex layering of sonorous ringing steel drums and boiling percussion grabs you immediately and doesn’t let go. You’ll hear “Iko Iko,” “Day-Oh,” “Jump in the Line,” “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” and even “Twist & Shout” with energy, chops & humor. Space permitting, they add “Blue Mahn” Group and Stomp Broadway style performances, guaranteed to bring down the house! They’ll thrill the crowd with their streamer/confetti grand finale. With each show, they create an island atmosphere with garden lighting, special effects, beach balls, umbrellas & more! Explosive fun in the style of Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Buffett and current Pop Music – Singing, drumming and choreography make this a one of a kind performance that will be remembered and enjoyed by all audience members young and old alike!
Praise!Testimonial Letters (.pdf) "What a fantastic time we had with all of you in Indiana! Your energy, enthusiasm, musicianship, craziness, professionalism and pazazz made music fun for the kids and audience of any age. Thanks for gearing your program especially for FAME's Theme of Earth in Harmony. You really left an impression on so many students and adults. We will never look at a pot, ladder, garbage cans in the same way again. In fact, I have to hit everything that makes sound when I go out of the house to my car. Have a wonderful summer. It was a pleasure to meet you and work with you to promote the arts to us Indiana folks." Dorothy K. Kittaka, President |
      
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