Years active 2004- 2005 | Origin Montreal, Canada | |
Past members Sinbad Richardson, Neyza Honoré C., Martin Cesar and Austin Davis-Richardson | ||
Donkey Heart is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band was known for its DIY attitude and energetic live performances, which often included makeshift costumes, toy instruments, partial to full nudity and lots of dancing.
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History
Donkey Heart began as a project for Sinbad Richardson and Martin Cesar. It included an old Roland CR-5000 [drum machine], a [guitar], a [record player] and Sinbad and Martin rapping. They performed under the name King Donkey Heart at various parties and social gatherings.
Eventually, the project turned into a full-fledged band with the addition of Martin's friend, Neyza, and Sinbad's cousin, Austin. Sinbad became the guitarist, Neyza the keyboardist, Austin handled the drum machine and Martin sang. The band renamed themselves Donkey Heart and played their first show together at the now defunct Le Swimming.
The band began performing around Montreal on a regular basis, performing with bands such as The Dears, Bad Flirt, Rance Mulnix, Beaver, The Alex Chow Symphony Orchestra, Telefauna, Rocket v. Robot, Raw Madonna, Stars, The Diskettes, Pony Up!, Dead Bush, and many others.
During their 2004 Pop Montreal appearance, the band was listed under the name Kevin Hates Us. Shortly after, the band went back to their original name, stating that the name change was an inside joke.
As of May 2005, the band is on indefinite hiatus, performing their last show for the 2005 edition of Pop Montreal.
Members
Its members are Sinbad Richardson, Neyza Honoré C., Martin Cesar and Austin Davis-Richardson.
Discography
Donkey Heart released three [CD-Rs]. These releases were only sold at shows, in limited quantities (normally about 15). The packaging was all hand made. These releases are:
Where are they now
Austin moved to Florida and began a solo project entitled Tincan. Martin helped form a new band known as Think About Life and has also been performing solo material under the moniker Dishwasher. Sinbad has formed a new band, Pigeon Phat. Neyza was also performing with former members of Les Angles Morts as Crystal Clyffs, and she has been working on a solo project called ...you ghost!.