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El-A-Kru is an Antiguan soca band. The name derives from "Little Antigua Crew". The band's single, 'Antigua Nice' (from their 2006 album of the same name) has been dubbed "Antigua’s new anthem",〔(Antigua, still real nice - Part II ), ''The Antigua Sun'', November 1, 2007. Accessed 16 May 2008.〕 and was used extensively by the Antigua Ministry of Tourism in their customer care initiative for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.〔('Tizzy' is voice of Team 2K7’s marketing drive ), ''The Antigua Sun'', November 20, 2006. Accessed 16 May 2008.〕 'Expose', another single from the ''Antigua Nice'' album, topped MTV Tempo's Cross Caribbean Countdown for several weeks in 2007.〔Kevin Jackson, (Catch di Riddim ), ''The Jamaica Observer'', September 17, 2007. Accessed 16 May 2008.〕 Two tracks from El-A-Kru's 2007 album ''Fully Loaded'', 'Kick It Off' and 'Fully Loaded', featured in DJ Alex Jordan's 2007 Christmas program in her ''International Sounds of Soca'' series for BBC 1Xtra.〔(From Parang to Liming, Celebrate Christmas with Alex Jordan on 1Xtra ), BBC 1Xtra, 24 December 2007. Accessed 16 May 2008.〕 The band was also nominated for the ''Overall Soca Band of the Year'' at the 2007 International Soca Awards.〔( International Soca Awards press release ) published on trinijunglejuice.com. Accessed 16 May 2008.〕 El-A-Kru are frequent performers at the Antigua Carnival, where they have won the title of "Sweetest Band on the Road" four times of the last eight years, winning the title for a record three years in a row.〔 *(OECS Culture Fiesta Programme 2006 - Artists ), Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. Accessed 16 May 2008.〕 In 2007, they toured the UK with the Antigua Carnival Roadshow, marking the 50th anniversary of the Carnival.〔(50th Antigua Carnival Roadshow Comes to the UK! ), ''EthnicNow'', April 26, 2007. Accessed 16 May 2008〕 The band also perform at the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival and the Saint Kitts and Nevis and Miami Carnivals and have appeared in The Caribbean Splashdown Music Festival in New York City. In June 2008, they are scheduled to appear in the Antigua and Barbuda International Music Festival.〔(2008 Lineup ) on the official site of the Antigua and Barbuda International Music Festival. Accessed 16 May 2008.〕 ==Background== The band was formed in 1990 as L.A. Crew. For their first seven years they performed mostly on the hotel and tourist circuits, and had several local hit recordings. In 1998, they recruited their lead singer, Tanzania "Tizzy" Sebastian, who has performed with the band ever since. They also changed their name to El-A-Kru. In 1999, "Tizzy" and El-A-Kru made a breakthrough at the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival with their first hit single outside Antigua, 'Lethal Batty', performing in 19 shows over 28 days.〔Cedriann J Martin,(Tizzy Making Antigua proud ), ''Trinidad & Tobago Express'', February 2, 2008. Accessed 16 May 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「El-A-Kru」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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