From Left: Stash Rameios (Lead Guitars – Electric and Acoustic); Alex Samuels[aka Qunicy] (Keyboards); Victor-E (Lead Vocals); Tulla Eckhart [ Featured Artist ] (Vocals); Anna Marie Clulow [ Featured Artist ](Vocals); Moses(Drums); Shaggy (Bass Guitar)
Biography Stash Rameios and the Band
The following brief history will lead you up to the current status.
Stash Rameios started playing guitar when he was about 7 years old. His first guitar was made out of a 5 litre oil gallon with the fret board that was off a damaged Acoustic guitar, modified to fit. At about 13 he received a real guitar as a gift from his Father .
Over the years he played for several Bands. Mid eighties he played in a band called the ‘Blue Flames’. Late eighties he re-started the band called ‘Les Spinners’. This went through it’s phases and eventually ended in the early nineties. Then he decided to just play on his own and collaborate with other musicians and not loose touch with music.
In the late Nineties he started a band and decided to call it “The Sultans”. He has followed the music of Santana, B.B King, Jimmy Hendricks, Beatles, Stones, Dire Straits, Eric Clapton, Shadows, Peter Frampton, Eagles, Seal, Lionel Ritchie, all the Motown music, and all the Big Names, and every thing else in between.
The band had the finesse of playing various styles of music viz, Pop; Rock; Latino; R&B/Hip Hop; African Styles; Blues; Afro Cuban AfroFusion and others.
Stash Rameios is also a member of SAMRO, SAREL, AIRCO and RISA..
In recent years Stash Rameios has been playing under his own brand name “The Stash Rameios Band”. The band is based in RandPark Ridge, Johannesburg. On Lead Guitar and Vocals its (Stash Rameios) writer, composer, director and executive producer of the music; on Bass Guitar (Shaggy); on Keyboard Mr Alex D Samuel (Quincy) who is an executive music producer and director, on Vocals ( Victor-E) also a music producer, on vocals Paulo Branco, also as writer and composer and on percussions (Yemmie). The musicians in the current line up have numerous years of experience and are of professional, international standing..
Collaboration / Featured Artists currently in the CD are Anne Marie Clulow and Tulla Eckhart together with Victor-E.
This brings us to the point that were are at now. WORLD class, Pop, Latino and Pop rock music has released.
In 2010… The Stash Rameios Band releases debut album called “SOMETHING DIFFERENT “which includes Free Bonus DVD. The music on this album is ‘multi-dimensional’. Songs like Izwe Lakithi Africa, It’s So Strong, Thema Del Amor, First Love, Miss Your Love, Deep Down… and more will make you listen and listen ….. will make dance, hip-hop slip slide and jump over the top. There’s Pop Rock, Latino Pop, R&B Hip Hop, Afro-Pop and Jazz Fusion. Music for yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever. The song JollyWood Groove is a “must listen to” and dance to. The instrumental Thema Del Amor is a “universal love theme”, which will make you samba and rumba. Every track on this album will keep you wanting to listen more and more..
This creation has no boundaries. It’s for everyone.
It is a musical creation which will take local music and world wide music to the next level…. Words, phrases and Lead Guitar Lines will catch you and make you keep your mood on a high… An album with meaningful songs…It’s a must buy album |
