Kid Creole and the Coconuts are an American Latin-based band led by August Darnell. The band were born from the brilliant Dr Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band. Their music encompasses a blend of Disco, Latin and South American style as well as Caribbean, Trinidadian and Calloway styles. They’re one of the bands leading the big band era with a classic band and trio of female backing vocalists and dancers.
August Darnell was born in 1950 in The Bron...