Karmadillo
Karmadillo bring you catchy tunes and heartfelt songs performed on the South American charango. An instrument that used to be made from armadillos, hence the name. This provides a great live experience. Come in and discover the music, videos, and more!
Here is a fuller history of the Karmadillo journey, and you can also browse the blog. You may also be interested in Rishi’s nerdy music project, Singing Science.
Music
Have a listen to the Karmadillo tunes on your platforms of choice.
The complete collection is available to browse and purchase on Bandcamp, and a selection of songs is also available on Spotify.
Video
Browse the video collection in the form of the Karmadillo YouTube channel and blog posts featuring Karmadillo on video.
Live
Things are a bit quiet on the live front (even post-lockdown) as the main focus is the Singing Science project. But check here for gigs and other events that are scheduled.
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Cambridge Buskers Festival 2025
It’s been a while, both gigging in general, and gigging at the Cambridge Buskers Festival in particular, but pleased to be playing a range of venues on the Saturday here, alongside many excellent Cambridge musicians. I will be doing not one, not, two, but THREE Karmadillo slots at The Cambridge Buskers Festival. Karmadillo appearances will…
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Ely Imaginarium 2024
I was very pleased to be able to organise a collection of lyrics for ‘A Song For A Green Ely’ for the Ely Imaginarium 2024 – a forum for people to come in and contribute ideas towards a greener Ely.
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Happy 35th Birthday Red Dwarf!
A 35th anniversary tribute to Red Dwarf. Actually recorded for the 30th anniversary tribute 5 years ago, but I never blogged it on the site, so some justification for putting it up today! As a show, it was a real game changer for me, alongside Star Trek The Next Generation, providing different ways in which…
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Cyco Vision – Suicidal Tendencies Cover
I’m really chuffed to announce that the first volume in the “Phony Hawks Faux Skater” series has been released, and features Karmadillo take on Cyco Vision by Suicidal Tendencies. This is a short punk song I tried my best to turn into a prog rock extravaganza, but despite nearly doubling it’s length it still comes…
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Graffiti Themed Photo Shoot!
Photos of Rishi Karmadillo in front of some graffiti!
Goings On.
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