TEKE::TEKE is a Japanese-Canadian

psychedelic rock Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...

band, whose music blends

Japanese rock , sometimes abbreviated to , is rock music from Japan. Influenced by American and British rock of the 1960s, the first rock bands in Japan performed what is called group sounds, with lyrics almost exclusively in English. Folk rock band Happy End ...

and

surf rock Surf music (also known as surf rock, surf pop, or surf guitar) is a genre of rock music associated with surf culture, particularly as found in Southern California. It was especially popular from 1958 to 1964 in two major forms. The first is inst ...

influences.Matt Bobkin
"Meet TEKE::TEKE, the J-Rock Tribute Turned Full-Fledged Fusion Band"
''

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'', January 10, 2019. Their album ''Shirushi'', was a longlisted nominee for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize, as was their follow up, 2023's ''Hagata''. The band was formed by guitarist Serge (Sei) Nakauchi Pelletier, trombonist Étienne Lebel and drummer Ian Lettre, originally as a

Takeshi Terauchi , also known as Terry, was a Japanese instrumental rock Instrumental rock is rock music that emphasizes instrumental performance and features very little or no singing. Examples of instrumental music in rock can be found in practically eve ...

tribute band, after they discovered Terauchi's music while on tour with rapper Boogat.Hannah Means-Shannon
"Serge Nakauchi-Pelletier and Maya Kuroki of Japanese Psych-Punk band Teke::Teke Take Us Inside Their Process on ‘Shirushi’"
''Glide Magazine'', June 3, 2021. They added guitarist Hidetaka Yoneyama, bassist Mishka Stein and flautist Yuki Isami and made their live debut in a 2017 show at the Festival in

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; by the time of the band's second show at the

Pop Montreal POP Montreal is an annual List of music festivals, music festival occurring in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the early fall, usually at the end of September or the beginning of October. More than 400 bands are scheduled to play in more than 50 ve ...

festival, they had added vocalist Maya Kuroki and evolved from a straight Terauchi cover band to performing original material inspired by Japanese eleki music. Their debut EP ''Jikaku'' was released in 2018, and ''Shirushi'', their full-length debut album, was released in May 2021 on

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. They followed up in 2023 with ''Hagata'', which was longlisted for the

2024 Polaris Music Prize The 2024 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 17, 2024 at Massey Hall. The longlist was announced on June 11, and the shortlist was released July 12. The award was won by Jeremy Dutcher for his album '' Motewo ...

. In 2024 it was announced they were commissioned to create an original album soundtrack for Ubisoft's '' Assassin's Creed: Shadows''. Sei Nakauchi Pelletier has also had credits as a film composer, and received a

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nomination for Best Original Music in a Documentary at the

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in 2025 for his work on '' Diary of a Father (Journal d'un père)''.Pat Mullen
"The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees"
''

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'', March 26, 2025.

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* Canadian psychedelic rock music groups Canadian world music groups Canadian surf music groups Musical groups from Montreal Kill Rock Stars artists Félix Award winners {{Canada-band-stub