S-ROCK - DON'T MISS IT!

HOUSE OF SHAKIRA is a Swedish rock formation that started out
in Stockholm around 1991. HOUSE OF SHAKIRA's music doesn't
remind of any comparable band. The band's motto is "Try every
idea with an open mind", therefore every member of the band
contributes with own ideas to make this music unique. HOUSE OF
SHAKIRA consists of five very different personalities that only
have one thing that ties them together to write and perform good
songs. A good song is the key to make this band function,　style or
sound doesn't matter as long as the song is good. HOUSE OF
SHAKIRA is producing melodic rock of the very highest quality
because they mixed hard rock with several music styles - the
vocals soar, the melodies rise and the guitars bring it all together.
All these components make HOUSE OF SHAKIRA an outstanding
listening sensation. Due to the diversity of the songs and the music,
HOUSE OF SHAKIRA> is not a typical hard rock formation; they will
find a higher and wider audience and fan community.

Their debut "LINT"(bluestone) hit the stores in 1997 and "LINT"
were nominated as best debut album in a lot of magazines and
e-zines. Some went even further and put it in their "top-ten list"
of debut albums ever. Shortly after the release of "LINT" HOUSE
OF SHAKIRA went on tour through Europe as an opening act for
ROYAL HUNT. They continued to England to play the GODS
festival where "they set the standard for the day which was never
bettered"(XXXXXX).

Big plans were made for the release of the second album "ON
THE VERGE"(bluestone) but everything failed since the record
company disappeared from the face of the earth just in time for
the release. A situation that has been just typical for HOUSE OF
SHAKIRA. This is a band that signed at least twice as many record
deals as they'd released records so the situation didn't make them
stop working and writing good songs.

HOUSE OF SHAKIRA returned to the scene in the year of 2000
with the release of "III"(MTM). Their sound was even more unique
this time with a broad diversity of the songs. The record received
rave reviews and was called "the best AOR-album in ten years".
With the release of "III" HOUSE OF SHAKIRA received some
support from radio stations in Sweden who aired the record and this
took the band to play at the Sweden rock festival in 2001, a gig
that was recorded and later on released as the live album "LIVE +".
In the same year HOUSE OF SHAKIRA went for a tour in Spain
that ended with them headlining the Nemelrock festival in Madrid
together with HAREM SCAREM and DARE.

After about ten years of constant work with the band >HOUSE OF
SHAKIRA took a break in 2002 but are now ready to return with a
new album titled "FIRST CLASS".

(Taken from the official website of HOUSE OF SHAKIRA)

(Discography)

FIRST CLASS (LION MUSIC, 2004)
LIVE + (HOUSE OF SHAKIRA MUSIC, 2001)
III (MTM, 2000)
BEST OF TWO (MTM, 2000)
ON THE VERGE (blueStone Music, 1998)
LINT (blueStone Music, 1997)

The Official Website : http://www.house-of-shakira.nu/