Pacifika
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | world music |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels |
Six Degrees Universal Motown |
| Associated acts | West End Girls, Mollies Revenge, Salvador Dream |
| Website | www |
Pacifika is a Canadian world music band formed in Vancouver, British Columbia by high school friends Silvana Kane (vocals) and Adam Popowitz (guitar) in 2004 and joined by Toby Peter (bass & drums) in 2006. According to Kane, who sings in Spanish, English and French, Pacifika “is simply the Latin way of saying ‘peaceful’ in the feminine, except that we changed the 'c' to a 'k'.” The group has released 4 albums; their independent debut Unveiled (2004), and three with Six Degrees Records: Asunción (2008), Supermagique (2010) and Amor Planeta (2014).
Kane and Popowitz met while attending Catholic High School in Burnaby, BC and formed the band Big Bottom Swing. Kane left the band to join the Canadian pop trio West End Girls, signed a record deal with A&M Records and had a top 10 Canadian hit with Not Like Kissing You in 1991. Popowitz helped form the Vancouver hard-rock band Mollies Revenge, signed a record deal with Atlantic Records via David Foster's imprint 143 Records and released the Rick Parashar produced Every Dirty Word in 1997. Popowitz and Mollies Revenge frontwoman Yvette Narlock then formed Yve Adam and released the Carmen Rizzo produced Fiction (143/Atlantic) in 2000. Peter formed the fusion band Salvador Dream, signed a record deal with Warner and released UR in 1994. In 2004, K-os enlisted Peter for the touring band on his Joyful Rebellion World Tour. In the same year, Kane and Popowitz re-connected, then wrote and released Unveiled. After seeing a live performance in 2006, Peter approached Kane and Popowitz about joining the band. Now a trio, and with funding secured with a FACTOR album loan, they wrote and recorded Asunción which they then successfully shopped to Six Degrees Records.
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