Irakli Kikvadze: dr Ika and blue jango raveheart

News:
28-06-2007:
Irakli Kikvadze...aka Dr. Ika has his new album "The City Blues" available on CD Baby: http://cdbaby.com/cd/drika
You can listen to all mp3 tracks.




24-04-2007:
More guitar synth nonesense fro Dr Ika, this time showing the "keyboard" features of a Casio DG 20 + Digitech RP 80 guitar processor + PA.

Casio DG 20 shuffle


30-03-2007:
Irakli Kikvadze, aka Dr Irka is featured on liquid note Alchemists II CD. He is alos on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/doctorika




The Alchemist II A great CD, highly recommended. Lots of exciting playing and all original material.

Lots of video on YouTube: pickmaster

Casio DG 20 guitar synth, ballad


Yamaha G 10 guitar synth, Groovy


Casio DG20 guitar synth, Blues


For Suzie, Dr. Ika's tune played with Georgian friends Fusion Festival 2006




Background:
Irakli Kikvadze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia in the former USSR. He started to play a grandad's gramophone at the age of 4, piano at 7 and classical guitar at 12. After listening to Albert King, B.B. King and Albert Collins, Ika discovered the blues and electric guitar. THis was in direct contrast to what was allowed in the USSR.

Ika then studied and became a Doctor of Biology and earned also earned a Bachelor's degree in music. During the 1986-1989 Ika lived and worked as a scientist in Sweden. He has played with top jazz and blues musicians such as Jimmy Smith, Richard Roberts, Tom Levin and has twice performed with BB King. In 1990, back in Georgia, Ika continued his scientific work researching brain tissue transplantation, epilepsy and Parkinson's disease.

1991-1993 were the most difficult years for Ika's life with the collapse of the Soviet system. There was no electricity, no gas, and no food or other necessary products. However, in 1993, luck would strike and Dr Ika and his wife, Lia, were awarded the Royal Society Fellowships to carry out research at Cardiff University.

Along his scientific work, Ika started to play funk-fusion with the band "The Funker" and later rave, heavy house, dance and DJ Paul Lyons. With the experience he produced Future Music's platinum award winning guitar sample CD "Guitar Odyssey".

To find out more visit the web site or check out his Video, CD's and Lessons