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Jamiroquai

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Jamiroquai
Jay Kay from Jamiroquai
Background information
OriginLondon, England
GenresFunk, jazz-funk, acid jazz, neo soul, nu-disco, funktronica
Years active1992–present
LabelsAcid Jazz, Sony Music, Columbia, Universal
MembersJay Kay
Derrick McKenzie
Rob Harris
Paul Turner
Matt Johnson
Sola Akingbola
Jim Corry
Malcolm Strachan
James Russell
Past member(s)Gavin Dodds
Johnny Thirkell
Gary Barnacle
Simon Katz
Nick Fyffe
Stuart Zender
Simon Carter
Toby Smith
Mike Smith
Nick Van Gelder
DJ D-Zire
Winston Rollins
Adrian Revell
Howard Anderson
Wallis Buchanan
Martin Shaw
Sam Smith
Nathan Haines
Maurizio Ravalico
William Fry [1]
Websitejamiroquai.com

Jamiroquai are a British funk and acid jazz band. It was created by Jason Kay. The name of the band is a compound word created from "jam session", a type of music event, and "Iroquois", the name of a Native American tribe.

The band's first single, "When You Gonna Learn?", was released in 1992. Because of the success of this single, Jamiroquai made a contract with Sony BMG. They release their first album, Emergency on Planet Earth, in 1993. The next year, their second album (The Return of the Space Cowboy) was released. This album became popular. In 1996, a song named "Virtual Insanity" on their third album, Travelling Without Moving, was very popular. The music video for this song was so innovative that it caused a big sensation. With this song, Jamiroquai was nominated for ten MTV video awards. It won four awards. This album made the band famous all across the world.

Studio albums

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  • Emergency on Planet Earth (1993)
  • The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994)
  • Travelling Without Moving (1996)
  • Synkronized (1999)
  • A Funk Odyssey (2001)
  • Dynamite (2005)
  • Rock Dust Light Star (2010)
  • Automaton (2017)

The members of Jamiroquai have changed for many times, except Jason Kay.[2]

References

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  1. "Jamiroquai - The Funkin Site". funkin.com. 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  2. "Jamiroquai | The Band | Band Members". funkin.com. Retrieved 2022-10-29.