Tiki Music

The Swongos – An Instrumental Surf Band From Wisconsin!

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The Swongos are a surf band from the St. Croix River Valley on the Minnesota/Wisconsin border. I’m pretty sure there isn’t too much surfing going on but there but when it comes to Surf music, well that’s a different story! The Swongos play classic surf music with a couple different musical genres throw in for good measure. The Swongos are releasing their first album soon, it’s called Curious Tourist and here’s Tom (The Swongo’s guitarist) to tell you all about it …

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Ukexotic – A One Man Exotica Band From Nova Scotia Canada!

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Mike Diabo has been playing surf music for a long time with his band Urban Surf Kings. (25 Years!) They are the longest running surf band is Canada. Not only can Mike play guitar, he can also play the ukulele. Mike decided to branch out on his own and do some ukulele driven exotica. Playing all the instruments, Mike released his album Ukexotic and it’s incredible! Here is Mike Diabo’s story …

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Tiki Kon 2017 Caribbean Castaway, Day One: The Wanna Be-52’s

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The Wanna Be-52's live at Tiki Kon 2017 Caribbean Castaway Day One

Next up was not The B-52’s but The Wanna Be-52’s!

This incredible B-52’s tribute band features Tiki Kon’s own Justin DuPre! They rocked the house and played all the hits including Love Shack, Planet Claire and last but not least Rock Lobster! To quote Fred Schneider…. Let’s Rock!

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The Polynesian Islander Revue At The Mai Kai Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Polynesian Islander Revue at The Mai Kai
Polynesian Islander Revue at The Mai Kai

Head on down to the Mai Kai in Fort Lauderdale, FL and for less than $15, you can be entertained by the Polynesian Islander Revue. The show is almost two hours of non-stop music, dancing, fire dancing and more! The coolest thing is you get to learn about Polynesian culture as you enjoy the show, eat, and drink. It doesn’t get much better than this. My buddy Dave Gittleman is a professional photographer and he got a ton of great shots of the show. Here’s a little taste of the action on stage at the Mai Kai!

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