1 David&Goljat

2 Big Up

3 Flashback

4 Creativity

5 Dis Moi

6 Meliness

7 Garcia

8 Fire

9 Descended

10 Welcome

11 Over The Rainbow

Dashing Waves is a Helsinki-based rhythm music ensemble whose sounds lands in a cross-wave style of jazz, reggae, rock, funk and electronic music.

Dashing Waves was formed in 1997 and the red thread of the band’s music was initially reggae rhythms.  Singer Cheka writes lyrics in Lingala, French and English, and the themes of the songs are social and urban.

In addition to singer Cheka and backing singer Susanna Haukkala, the core of the line-up consisted of three sibling pairs, namely guitarist and drummer Janec and Joakim Bachmann, keyboardist and backing singer Helmi and Tuuli Saksala, and guitarist and bassist Shigeki and Yoshiki Tamura.  At present, the keyboardist is Kim Rantala.  The line-up is complemented by Babel's Horns, Erno Haukkala and Eero Savela, and percussionist Aki Lahtinen.

The band's interesting line-up combines family relationships and roots in Käpylä, Congo and Japan.  The acclaimed debut album Rockers International was released in 2003. New music is expected early 2024.

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