Albums by Kid Creole & The Coconuts
ALBUMNothin' left but the RestKid Creole & The Coconuts
ALBUMRat Pack (Remixes)Kid Creole & The Coconuts
ALBUMLost Paradize EditsKid Creole & The Coconuts
ALBUMI Wake Up Screaming (Bonus Track Version)Kid Creole & The Coconuts
ALBUMOff the Coast of Me (Deluxe Anniversary Edition)Kid Creole & The Coconuts
ALBUMToo Cool to CongaKid Creole & The Coconuts
ALBUMThe Conquest of YouKid Creole & The Coconuts
ALBUMKiss Me Before the Light ChangesKid Creole & The Coconuts
ALBUMTo Travel SidewaysKid Creole & The Coconuts
ALBUMYou Shoulda Told Me You Were...Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Artist Biography
Bronx-bred bandleader August Darnell (aka Kid Creole) took his zoot suit-wearing, Latin pop personality and introduced a unique fusion of salsa, disco, reggae, and a tinge of the underground to '80s mainstream pop. Featuring brother Stony Browder, Jr., Coati Mundi, singer/dancer Adriana Kaegi, and a slew of multi-instrumentalists, the Coconuts debuted with Off the Coast of Me in 1980. It wasn’t until after their geographic concept album, Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places and its follow-up, Wise Guy (aka Tropical Gangsters) that the ensemble hit it big. The band’s subsequent albums never topped their early success, yet thanks to a strong back catalog, a string of killer singles, and an irresistible stage presence, the band was able to tour Europe and the U.K. well into the 2000s.
Hometown
New York, NY, United States
Genre
Pop