Protokult – Oy Kanada

Protokult are a Canadian band consisting of members from a variety of different ethnic and musical backgrounds. They take their influences from many disparate musical styles and have blended them together to create a unique mix of heavy metal and folk music. The band started as a 3 piece but through various line-up changes and additions they grew to 6 members but are currently a 5 piece band. The current members are:  Martin Drozd (Polish-German from Poland) on guitar, vocals and keyboards; Ekaterina (Russian from Kazakhstan) on vocals, recorder, keyboards, and traditional instruments; Jack Neila (Czech from Canada) on guitar; David Slowiak (Polish from Poland) on bass and backing vocals; and Kaveh Afshar (Persian from Iran) on drums and percussion.

 

Oy Kanada is the new single from Protokult. It is their idiosyncratic tribute to Canada for the 150 year celebrations, a raucous drinking song, and a challenge to the USA to join the celebrations and pour some pints of Canadian beer (which is better than theirs). It is a head banging anthem to drinking Canadian beer with insertions from various folk traditions and a catchy chorus that will have you singing the praises of Canadian beer for the rest of the day. The video is great fun with influences from as many disparate sources as the music has and a lot of beer drinking. Oh, and did I mention that Canadian beer seems to have some interest to the band.

 

You can buy Oy Kanada on Bandcamp.

 

WARNING; This song contains lyrics that are not usually considered suitable for children.

You can follow Protokult on their Official Website, on Facebook, on Twitter, on Reverbnation, on Soundcloud, and on their YouTube channel. You can buy their music on iTunes, and on Bandcamp.