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Kid Creole and the Coconuts are an American band created and led by August Darnell. Their music incorporates styles like big band jazz, disco, and in particular Caribbean/Latin American salsa. The Coconuts are a glamorous trio of female backing vocalists whose lineup changes throughout the years.

Thomas August Darnell Browder (aka August Darnell, aka Kid Creole) was born in Montreal, Canada, on 12 August 1950, the son of a French Canadian mother and a father from the Caribbean island of Dominica, but was raised in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

Darnell began his career in a band named The In-Laws with his half-brother in 1965, which disbanded so August could pursue a career as an English teacher. He obtained a masters degree, but in 1974 again formed a band with his half-brother under the name Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band. They played to some initial success, reaching a gold and Top 40-charting album with their debut release, but could not match this on subsequent releases.

Darnell began producing for other artists before adopting the name Kid Creole (from the Elvis Presley film King Creole) in 1980, and forming The Coconuts, a trio of female backing vocalist/dancers, including his wife Adriana Kaegi, and a band including vibraphone player Andy Hernandez aka Coati Mundi. Cheryl Poirier joined that year as lead vocalist of the Coconuts, followed by Taryn Hagey as “Coconut #3” on background vocals in 1981. This line-up remained in place throughout the band’s heyday. Hagey left the group in 1985 and was replaced by Janique Svedberg.
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  • E-Clect-Eddy

    Yeah, who voted to change it to this incorrectly?

    last month

  • gworley

    According to Discogs.com the official name of this group is Kid Creole And The Coconuts not Kid Creole & The Coconuts. According to my 12" singles it is Kid Creole And The Coconuts.

    December 2011

  • RussellChap

    Sharp dressed & witted this cat could do no wrong in the 80's. Tropical Gangsters is the real deal :-)

    November 2011

  • musicaldemon

    Just discovered these guys via p4k/"Stool Pigeon". Amazing. Purchasing their albums right away.

    October 2011

  • E-Clect-Eddy

    New album out in September, new single out 19th July - "I Do Believe"

    June 2011

  • PappaWheelie

    I really should start an August Darnell group called "August Company".

    May 2011

  • Sgarre1

    "eating octopus and fruit In a garden that's beyond compare He don't ever have to move Servants cater to his every care"

    December 2010

  • musicgodlything

    They did a version of FUNK FUJIYAMA? I wanna hear it.

    October 2010

  • josecharts

    que pasa que pasa

    May 2010

  • poorshakes

    wow, dear addy is excellent, i've got to find more slow tunes by the kid

    January 2010

  • optimistic_tour

    truth. amazing music they made. Everything Darnell touched was genius.

    August 2009

  • kibelezlek

    haha they're in downtown 81(epic movie, dudes)

    May 2009

  • jfnorton1066

    After Dr Buzzard's Origional Savanah Band is this part of Tommy LaTola's golden touch?

    January 2009

  • doceasubio

    pa@fF

    October 2008

  • Jiminichi

    ENDICOTT?

    September 2008

  • PappaWheelie

    Absolute genius.

    August 2008

  • dopemoves

    My Male Curiosity...Rocks he performs it in the movie Against All Odds....

    February 2008

  • 80sfever

    there's another kid creole from the furious 5

    March 2007

  • jiffysquid

    My favorite band of all time. Way ahead of their time and under-appreciated 'cause they didn't fit in any convenient genre pigeonhole. More than anything else, a danceable, exuberant, melodic, fun, silly joyous noise!

    December 2006
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