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Kid Creole

Nacimiento : 1950-08-12, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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Thomas August Darnell Browder, aka August Darnell--who goes by the stage name Kid Creole--is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He co-founded Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band with his half-brother Stony Browder Jr., then went on to form and lead Kid Creole and the Coconuts. The latter band, with its trio of backing female singers (dubbed the Coconuts), draw upon musical influences as disparate as salsa, no wave, jazz, disco, pop music and big band. Darnell has written and produced for other artists and bands, such as Machine and Gichy Dan's Beachwood No. 9. He and the Coconuts have also contributed songs to numerous motion picture soundtracks, including "My Male Curiosity" for Against All Odds (1984).

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Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

Self - archive footage

Fatherhood has proved a great subject for a variety of artists - some celebratory, some conflicted, but all inspired by what dad does and doesn't do. Here's a mixture of songs that celebrate and probe the emotional complexities generated by the sometime head of the household. Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Cat Stevens, Emmylou Harris, Paul Simon, Madonna, Peter Gabriel, Mike and the Mechanics, Suggs and the Blockheads, Neil Young, James Brown, Pigbag and even Ozzy Osbourne and his daughter Kelly put in an appearance, making a cracking compilation for Father's Day.

La espuma de los días

Duke Ellington

Adaptación de la novela "La espuma de los días de Boris Vian". Cuenta la historia de una mujer con una enfermedad poco común causada por una flor que crece en sus pulmones. Cuando Colin, su chico, se entera de la enfermedad, comenzará a trabajar en París, mientras que su entorno comienza a fragmentarse y su vivienda está cada vez más deteriorada.

Kid Creole and The Coconuts – Live At Rockpalast 1982

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5

Best of Night of the Proms 5

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 4

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Best of Night of the Proms 4

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 3

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West Coast Video Employee Passaic

Jerry (Jack Black) es un joven que intenta sabotear una planta de electricidad que, según él, es la causa de sus dolores de cabeza. El problema es que el intento de sabotaje causa daños en su cerebro, que, al quedar magnetizado, causa la destrucción de todas las películas de la tienda de un amigo suyo (Mos Def).

Downtown '81

August Darnell

The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.

Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Live In Paris 1985

Kid Creole & The Coconuts recorded in concert.

Only You

Self

Clifford, un joven idealista, trabaja como diseñador de casa de muñecas. Cuando la mujer que él creía perfecta le abandona justo antes de irse de vacaciones, busca consuelo en una estupenda rubia. Pero en su vida aparece una inteligente y divertida fotógrafa que le hace cambiar de planes. (FILMAFFINITY)

The Forbidden Dance

Kid Creole

A princess in the Amazon rain forests tries to fight a conglomerate threatening the forests by going to Los Angeles. There she links up with a rich kid who tells her that she must get on television to succeed with her mission. Quick as a wink, the two come up with the idea of winning a lambada dance contest.

Identity Crisis

Thrift Shop Man (as August Darnell)

A rapper finds himself possessed by the soul of a dead fashion designer; frequently switching personalities.

Obsession: A Taste for Fear

Bookmaker

Diane is a photographer of the ultimate in trendy soft core. Her ex, George, who makes bondage films, hooks Diane up with the muscular Teagan in exchange for a favor with a well-heeled client. Diane asks Teagan to model in her next shoot. When Teagan turns up bound, gagged, and dead, a rough policeman, Lt. Arnold, focuses his suspicions on George. When a second model dies and video disks show up depicting the murders, Arnold is certain he has his man - except that the killer we see in the videos is a red-headed woman. Diane's assistant, Valerie, can't keep her eyes off Diane, and Diane's mixer, Paul, also tries to be her protector. Do the cops have the wrong person?

Kid Creole and the Coconuts: Live in Montreal

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