Entrevista a Toni OK - Mayo 2018

Hi Toni, Why 'OK'?

My real family name is ‘Okai’, but the pronunciation by English speakers could be ‘Okay’

What Is your favourite music?

Rock’n’roll, country and western, rhythm and blues, hawaiian, corridos, mariachi, norteño, Indonesian keroncong, Thai molam, wong shadow, Malaysian/Singaporean kugiran/pop ye-ye/a’go-go, Egyptian belly dance music, all from the era before 1969

How much does it (your favourite music) inspire you?

It made all of my life

What type of music do you do? Why?

Instrumental rock in old style, it doesn’t need any language to explain it by the lyrics

Tell us what do you have recorded until now? Who edited your works? Where can we find them?

Analog LP album “Golden Guitar Mood” from the Repent Label, USA, 1999

Analog EP album “Guitar Mood Delux” from the Corduroy Label, Australia, 1999

Both are still available on some website record shops

The best of playing guitar is?

Excuse me but what does it mean?

What about electronic music?

A kind of music genre. Electronic music from the 1950’s-70’s are awesome

Why are you using Spanish language to name some of your songs?

It’s just like Western people like Japanese anime

What do you love the best from Spain?

Ajillos

Are you aware of the current political situation in Catalonia?

Sorry I need study more

There are many differences between your local scene and other countrie's?

Probably in the local rock music scenes, I don’t know why but punk rock and garage punk music are always on the main stream long years

Where would you like to play and with Whom?

On internet, by myself

Thank you very much, saludos.

Gracias

A continuación os dejo el link de su canal de Youtube en el que hay muchos vídeos de su musica (surf y algo de electrónica) así como actuaciones en directo con algunos de sus grupos. ¡Que disfrutéis!

https://www.youtube.com/user/toniok1965/videos?disable_polymer=1