Flamingods, Aka Kamal Rasool

 S.E local asks Flamingods the big questions!

Biggest influence?
Probably Animal Collective and Tiri Vadoko

How your music taste has developed?
It developed most in the two summers i visited Brazil and Tanzania. This is where i fell in love with foreign instruments and the idea of culture through music. I saw a lot of tribes, playing the best music i had ever heard, with no crowds watching or anything, just tradition and ritual. I think thats what excites me most in music.
 
Why do you enjoy living in south east London?
it's kind of stripped away from the busy and stressful habits of central. I'd like to think theirs something more authentic about the South East, there's also a lot of interesting bands coming out of here too.

Club or Venue you can recommend?
Auto Italia is an interesting venue, a lot goes on there and last summer, it held one of the most interesting festivals i've been to; Yes Way.

What are you obsessed with right now?
Right now i seem to be cooking a lot, its quite relaxing and i'm sort of obsessed with creating new condiments. Apart from that, the blog; african tapes is incredible, you can get some amazing, rare african music for free, a dream come true.
http://awesometapesfromafrica.blogspot.com/

What do you collect?
Ever since i was younger, collecting instruments has been a big hobby. Coming from a family who loves to travel, i've gotten hold of some truly strange instruments, which goes hand in hand with my music.


 Whats the coolest thing in your house?
My house mates won't agree with me, but i think the coolest thing in our house is a voodoo doll i obtained from the Amazon. It is currently sitting on my amp.

http://www.myspace.com/flamingods