Biography
Antwerp Gipsy Ska Orkestra
Effective period / Period of releases: 2011 - 2017
Members: Roel Poriau, Gregor Engelen, Mukti Gabriels, Nathan Daems, Filip Vandebril, Suki Latifi, Stéphane Diskus
Band from Antwerp (Belgium) blending gypsy melodies, roots reggae, Balkan beats, ska, funk. This band was started by Gregor "Terror" Engelen in January 2003 with the idea of mixing balkan melodies with ska music.Current line up:
Gregor Engelen : vocals
Ramadan Sali : guitar
Eduardo Vega : guitar
Filip Vandebril : bass
Divo Rojas : altsax
Suhamet Latifi : keyboards
Frederik Van den Berghe : drums
Saxophone players were Enrique Noviello ( La Murga Armada), Vincent Robin and Nathan Daems (Black Flower, Echoes Of Zoo, Transplantations)
The 1st drummer was Bie Puttemans (formerly with Zyklome A, Belgian Asociality)
The 2nd drummer was Alfredo Bravo (Flying horseman)
The 3rd drummer was Roel Poriau (formerly with Think Of One, Rumbaristas)
The 4th drummer is Frederik van den Berg (formerly with Arno, Lesters Blues, The Whodads)