banana has been played on NTS in shows including All Styles All Smiles, featured first on 23 October 2023. Songs played include Seaside Genocide.

There are at least 6 artists by this name.

Boston indie rock trio Banana spread sludge on top of a backbeat and round things out with clean, Kim Deal-esque vocals. Their 2015 debut release Demos was done almost entirely by front woman Chelsea Ursin tracking bass, guitar, and vocals to Garageband drums and drums tracked by Jeff Crenshaw of Edge Petal Burn. Recorded in her apartment, the outcome flaunts the bare structure of the Banana you hear today. Broken down acoustic versions of “Came to Take Me,” “Two Weekz,” and “Feelinz” clearly showcase Ursin’s skills as a vocalist and songwriter; however important, the instrumentation takes a backseat to her calm and collective storytelling.

Fast forward to their 2017 release Die Alone Pt. 2, recorded at Down The Hall Studio, located on the third floor at Studio 52. The title track beautifully crashes and burns halfway through; instrumentally sounding like something from Nirvana’s debut record Bleach, only to be gently escorted back down on earth by Ursin’s vocals. Banana fully embraces how less can be more, great songs are great songs, and you don’t always need to abide by the rules of pop to write them. The quick and sometimes spastic movements they make between instances of pounding out aggression and those of delightful calm is epitomized by their self proclaimed genre “Anxiety Pop.”

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Formed by Cesar Banana Pueyrredon (b. in Buenos Aires, 1952), BANANA play a somewhat typical symphonic prog with a strong emphasis on guitar and vocals. The youngest of eight children, Cesar's rather timid disposition prompted him to take refuge in piano playing. He took lessons, attended the Catholic University (Argentina) and got together with brothers and friends for a few jams. Eventually, they decided to take on the name BANANA and in 1979, they released an album which boasted honourable sales in South America (Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama).

Their album, entitled "Aun Es Tiempo De Sonar" shows a variety of influences ranging from YES to NEKTAR, FOCUS, KAIPA, GENESIS and CAMEL.

Banana is czech music band founded in 2002 at Ostrava, Czech Republic (Europe). Unusual face of this band is mainly given by its superb singer Vladivojna La Chia, rest of the band consist of Radim Hájek (drums), Dalibor Krystyn (guitar) and Marek Zeman (bass-guitar). Their debut was same named album Banana (2003), during years 2004-2006 they made a lot of concerts together with bands Waltari (fi), Vypsaná fixa (cz) and others.

Serbian pop-rock/power-pop band active in period 1985-1988 in former Yugoslavia. Banana was formed in 1985 in Belgrade. They released their debut album Ponoćni pasaži (Midnight Sections) in 1986 in the following lineup: Aleksandra Toković (daughter of the famous composer Dragan Toković, vocals), Dragan Lončar (guitar), Boban Šaranović (bass guitar), Srđan Cincar (keyboard) and Igor Borojević (drums). The album was pop rock-oriented and featured the guitarist Duda Bezuha, the keyboardist Saša Lokner, and a former Zamba member Bogdan Dragović as guest musicians. In the summer of 1987 the band performed in Czechoslovakia, and at the beginning of 1988 they released their second album Banana‚ produced by keyboardist Đorđe Petrović. Aleksandra Toković wrote seven songs which marked the band's shift towards power pop-oriented sound. Soon after Banana disbanded. Borojević became a member of Partibrejkers, Aleksandra Toković became a television presenter at Radio Television of Serbia and Cincar formed the band Fantomi.

An ensemble convened by US composer and musician Joshua Steinbrick, also featuring Cate Le Bon, Sweet Baboo, H. Hawkline, Stella Mozgawa and Josh Klinghoffer. One EP - Live produced to date,

Valentina Vernia known as Banana was born in Italy in 1995 she started her career as a dancer. She grew up in Avellino, Italy, and attended the Amici School of Dance. She was featured in the musical film Tini: The Movie (2016). By 2021 she started her career as an electronic/upbeat musician collaborating now with globally known italian artist: Myss Keta.