Drongos For Europe [GBR] + Rumba Santa

drongos for europe

Formed in 1979 in Birmingham England, playing early gigs with mates GBH (official) (who we still gig with today) The Dead Wretched and The Varukers (official). The band shared the stage in the early days with bands like GBH, Exploited, Dead Kennedys, Crass, Pogues, The Beat, and all the UK82 bands of the time. The Drongos first single was a DIY release in 1981 called Hope and Glory. The band also recorded two ep's on Inferno Records in 1982 - Deaths a Career and Eternity which actually charted at around 47 in the national UK charts - unfortunately nobody in the band bothered reading music press at the time or listened to radio one (we were the first punks in our town to have our own flats/ homes so everyone came back to our place to get wrecked - we didn't need much encouragement to join in) so to cut a long story short - we never knew until our then guitarist Anton joined in 1999 that we sold any records and we of course never made any money and got ripped off like every band on Inferno records. The band split in 1985 - reformed in 88 - carried on and off until the mid 90's never actually splitting up but not doing anything either. The band kicked things off again for real in 1999 for a gig with GBH and the UK SUBS (thanks to Jock from GBH getting Dek Drongo pissed and persuading him to reform the band)... Tommy Drongo on vocals (is the only original member), Dek (who joined i n July 82) on Bass, Anton on Guitar and Kimbo on Drums- this line up recorded the bands first two albums in 2003s "Barcode Generation" and 2005s "Hotline to Hades" (Hotline was also released in the U.S by S.O.S Records). We then released a single in 1990 on Renegade Records "This Town/Cool Baby" (once again ripped off) followed by an ep "Wasted" in 2001 on Intimidation Records. 2007 saw the release of a 12" Singles and Rarities album "Deaths a Career" on Italian label Pure Punk, along with Rob MDM joining the band as 2nd guitarist and a 7"ep called "Dance when Maggie's Dead" on their own DFE Records
2009 saw the departure of Kimbo, Anton and Rob with replacements in Dave “Ohmsy” on Guitar and Danny on Drums, whose initial imput spurred on ideas for new songs. In January 2010 to mark the 30th year celebrations DFE released their latest album "Cage the Rage" which has been well recieved both at home and abroad, the band have been through many hard times, losing some good friends on the way -R.I.P Trogg, and Ivan, having their own personal losses, and close encounters with death, but the Drongos are a gang, who together will always find a way.

- Drongos for Europe are currently one of the hottest bands in the UK gigging and touring more than most bands from the eighties, having toured many times in Europe and also touring the US with Toxic Narcotic and Defiance in 2003, and have been regulars at the Rebellion Festivals for the last nine years. Now the band receives much airplay and press in Europe and the UK and have supported Rancid on their UK (2006) tour -

Drongos for Europe have also been part of UK tours with The Misfits, Angelic Upstarts and their old mates GBH, and still packing in punk rockers old and new to this day.

Drongos for Europe are what we always have been - a PUNK ROCK band - "Play Loud - Die Hard"


Rumba Santa

Rumba Santa steht für knackig-exakte Bläsersätze, griffige Gitarrenriffs und temperamentvolle Percussion. Die furiose Mixtur aus Latin Ska, Punk, Rock und Reggae steht für gute Laune und sorgt für ein tanzendes Publikum. Die kraftvoll zupackenden und doch eingängigen Arrangements lassen keinen Zuhörer kalt – auch wenn sich diese sonst in anderen Genres zu Hause fühlen.
Die Musiker aus Peru, Ecuador und Deutschland engagieren sich auch bei Abgelehnt, bei Morbus Down, im JazzReaktor, bei den Piola Rumba Stars, im Jazz Caravan und im Kieler Blechbläserensemble.


Doors: 21:00 Uhr
Start: 22:00 Uhr
Entry: 5 Euro

Veranstaltungsort und Adresse

SubstAnZ, Frankenstraße 25a, 49082 Osnabrück

21. Oktober 2016

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  21.10.2016

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Drongos For Europe [GBR] + Rumba Santa

Diese Veranstaltung in Osnabrück (Schölerberg) wurde von SubstAnZ veröffentlicht. Drongos For Europe [GBR] + Rumba Santa ist den Rubriken Konzert, Punk und Ska zugeordnet.

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