Jinja Safari
| Jinja Safari | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Central Coast, Australia & Tasmania, Australia |
| Genres | Indie, Forest Rock, Ambient Music |
| Years active | 2010–2016 |
| Labels | Cooperative Music Australia (ANZ) |
| Website | www |
| Members | Marcus Azon Pepa Knight Joe Citizen Alister 'Nugget' Roach Jacob Borg |
Jinja Safari are a self-produced & recorded band based in Sydney, Australia who draw from "afropop rhythms, (and) tumbling island guitar" to create African-inspired "dreamy folk pop, with a melodic richness comparable to acts like Sufjan Stevens, Animal Collective and Sigur Ros". They are known for their energetic live shows.
Formed in 2010, Jinja Safari were initially a duo of Marcus Azon & Pepa Knight. The two met at a beach party on the Central Coast of New South Wales in early 2010.
Pepa lives on the coast, and I live in the city: so we tossed ideas back and forth across email after meeting over a beach campfire party earlier this year. We spent about 4 weekends recording all our ideas at his home studio, where he produced the tracks that we have now, which we're calling 'Forest Rock'. - Marcus Azon (Jinja Safari)
After their first show for friends & family in a coastal forest on the Central Coast of New South Wales on 1 May 2010, Jinja Safari were invited to support Miami Horror at the Manning Bar in Sydney for their first public show.
By June 2010, Jinja Safari had received high rotation airplay on both national Australian broadcaster Triple J and plays on UK's BBC Radio 6 Music. In July 2010 they won the Triple J Unearthed competition, awarding the band a spot at Splendour In The Grass Festival 2010. Jinja Safari's first national Australian tour was supporting Art vs. Science in August 2010.
Jinja Safari spent the majority of 2011 touring Australia, playing sold-out shows in support of their second EP, Mermaids & Other Sirens. The five-track EP was released for free to fans, one song a month over five months. The band also toured Australia with both Boy & Bear and Menomena whilst continuing to be a mainstay at major Australian festivals in 2011, playing Big Day Out, Good Vibrations, Falls Festival in that year. They have been nominated twice for "Best Live Music Act" in the Sydney Music, Arts & Culture Awards in 2010 & 2011
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