Formed in 2010, Boukou Groove is a New Orleans funk, soul, and jam band composed of veteran-vocalist/keyboardist/Moog Bass & Donnie Sundal, and guitarist, Derwin “Big D” Perkins. The combination of Big D’s gripping New Orleans funk guitar and Donnie Sundal’s wailing keyboards and “blue-eyed soul” voice have lit up audiences around the world. That same chemistry has been distilled into their albums A LIL’ BOUKOU IN YOUR CUP (2012), LET THE GROOVE RIDE (2015) and the Single release 2019 “Never Steal Our Thunder”. A LIL’ BOUKOU IN YOUR CUP features special guests Sam Bush, the father of Newgrass, on mandolin, and Junior Marvin of Bob Marley’s Wailers on guitar. The song “Two To Tango” features John Cleary on solo piano, and, todate, has enjoyed 1.7+ million plays on Spotify, while the song “Stay Broke” was named “2012 Song of the Year” by Peter Barakan, a renowned DJ & host of "Barakan Beat" on InterFM and "Weekend Sunshine" on NHK FM in Japan. Boukou Groove brings their brand of “New Orleans Soul Funk” to audiences along Florida’s Emerald Coast & New Orleans clubs like the Maple Leaf Bar & Tipitinas, they have also appeared at numerous festivals - clubs nationwide, also completed two tours in Japan, performing to capacity crowds on the Live Magic! Festival+the Blue Note in Tokyo. In 2019 with the band making their debut at the 50th New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, & releasing their brand new single “Never Steal Our Thunder”.