King Kino the new Testament.

OpaMizik.com has learned that Phantoms’ recently departed lead singer King Kino is in the process of forming a new band due out very soon. Kino, who left Phantoms following disagreements with band mates regarding the group’s direction, has gathered some of the industries finest to form what is suppose to be an all-star band. The tentative name for this new venture is “King Kino, the New Testament.” The name is not written in stone yet but for now it is one of the finalists being thrown around.

The original idea came after a gig was scheduled for Kino & Phantoms to appear with Zeklè in Haiti at Caribe but since Phantoms and Kino opted to go their separate ways, the singer decided to gather a star-studded line-up to back him up. Though the deal with Zeklè is still in negotiations, Kino isn’t taking any chances. He is getting ready for the possibility. A photo shoot was held this week and art work is being put together as well as the music.

So far, the line-up looks like this:
King Kino – Vocal
Ronald Felix – Bass,
Jean Max Valcourt (DOLA) – Keyboards
Gary Josama – Guitar
Makarios Cesaire – guitar

Still in Negotiation:
Laporte Gabriel- Guitar
Youyou- Bass
Manny Laine – Drums
And three female back up singer based in Haiti.

We’ve also learned that even before things get off the ground, the soon-to-be-band is already facing obstacles and internal issues. Because of past histories and egos, some of the musicians are not exactly looking forward to be on the same team as others; and Kino had to put on the “leader” hat to play mediator.

As I’m typing this, the scheduled date for the premiere is October 16 with Zeklè, and if all goes well they plan to keep this band around and take it as far as they can.

Update:  two very important corrections
1. The gig was not originally worked out for Phantoms at all. It was just a Kino appearance with Zèklè (corrected InKonu)
2. Ti Harold from 509 is gonna be the second keyboard player.

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