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2 Female
Origin
Vienna
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Electronic
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2011 to Present...
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The story of Fijuka began while eating a cheese sandwich on a park bench during a break in the middle of a seminar on “Women in Pop Music” at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Back then, both musicians were students of the mdw’s Department of Popular Music: Judith Filimónova studied bass, Ankathie Koi singing. “It became clear really fast that we had to start some kind of project together,” says Filimónova, whose actual name is Judith Walzer. An initial gig was soon in coming, so they had to start rehearsing together right away and also think up a name for their band.
The unfamiliar-sounding name Fijuka was “kind of a snap decision, but we gradually took more and more of a liking to the word.” Especially because Fijuka has so many meanings in so many languages—though the two musicians only found out about that little by little. “I still remember how we were both fully confident that whatever we’d ultimately end up doing onstage would be good,” remembers the bassist. Back when she began studying at the mdw, Filimónova was in seventh heaven—after all, she could finally do music and nothing else. Long nights spent at Porgy & Bess and miles smiles Jazz Café eventually took their toll on her initial studiousness. But even so, the musician did manage to finish her bachelor’s degree, and she says that she still benefits from the fantastic instrumental teaching, her classical piano lessons, and the emphasis on Improvisation and New Musical Trends.
In Fijuka, Judith Filimónova plays bass and sings. Bandmate Ankathie Koi plays various keyboards and also sings. Before Fijuka, both artists had already been active in all kinds of other musical projects and bands, but now they’re busy following their very own musical vision. It’s not easy to describe the music that Fijuka make. One probably couldn’t deny borrowings from the 1980s, but “I always say that we just do a sort of pop music,” says the 31-year-old of her band’s musical style. And by now, they’ve brought out two albums on the Seayou Records label: Fijuka (2013) and Use My Soap (2015). Their songs arise in all kinds of ways—there is no “Fijuka method”. Some are born while jamming together, while others are composed in concentrated solitude. The lyrics, however, are for the most part written by Ankathie Koi, whose real name is Kathrin Winklbauer.
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