Bio

The Smart Dogs are players from The Black Seeds and members of celebrated Wellington supergroup The Eggs (whose alumni include Fat Freddy's Drop, Olmecha Supreme, Twinset and Rhombus).

Throw James Brown and Nigerian afro-beat legend Fela Kuti into a room together and what you get is Afro-Funk, a style of music that spread like a viral dance-floor infection through the clubs of Africa in the 70s. Now its here!

"My favourite group of the last decade, I've been trying to join the Smart Dogs since '99" -Toby Laing, Fat Freddy's Drop.

Band Members:
Imon Star (Olmecha Supreme) - vocals, MC
Tim Jaray (The Black Seeds) - bass
Paul Hoskins (The Eggs, The Constituents) - drums
Dan Yeabsley (Twinset, The Eggs) - saxophone
Chris Yeabsley (Twinset, The Eggs) - keys
Adan Tijerina (The Eggs) - congas