Ara is of Armenian descent, and is named after Ara, an Armenian king.[2]
Career
Together with Dunia Best, Jay Nugent and Alec Baillie he started the third wave ska band Agent 99 in the early nineties. In 1998 they released the compilation album Little Pieces 1993-1995.
In April 2000, Babajian joined Baillie to play drums in Leftöver Crack under the pseudonym "Ara Crack" until 2002. In early 2003 Ara joined The Slackers. In 2005, he rejoined Leftover Crack, though he is no longer an active member. He is also a former member of The World/Inferno Friendship Society.
Ara Babajian has played in a number of other bands, including King Django, Ruder Than You, The Trick Babys, Skandalous All Stars (a skasupergroup featuring several members of the Slackers), and Sic & Mad.
During the 80's, Ara also played drums in the funky-style band Das Booty with Brian Pitts on bass, Matthew Moreno on Horns (for a short time), Michael Cardenas on guitar and James Boyce on vocals. Demos of this band were to later circulate on YouTube mistakenly as lost Red Hot Chili Peppers recordings. It was eventually cleared up and credit has been given to Das Booty.
babajian, born, july, 1972, american, drummer, been, member, such, bands, leftöver, crack, slackers, slackers, performing, bristol, july, 2014, background, informationbirth, namekenneth, also, known, crackbornjuly, 1972, 1972, originhollywood, california, unit. Ara Babajian born July 9 1972 is an American drummer who has been a member of such bands as Leftover Crack and The Slackers 1 Ara BabajianAra Babajian of The Slackers performing in Bristol on 11 July 2014 Background informationBirth nameKenneth Ara BabajianAlso known asAra Babajian Ara CrackBornJuly 9 1972 1972 07 09 age 50 OriginHollywood California United StatesGenresSka Punk Reggae Soft rock Punk metalOccupation s Musician SongwriterInstrument s DrumsYears active1987 presentLabelsHellcat Records Fat Wreck Chords Alternative Tentacles Moon Ska RecordsWebsiteThe Slackers Leftover Crack Contents 1 Etymology 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEtymology EditAra is of Armenian descent and is named after Ara an Armenian king 2 Career EditTogether with Dunia Best Jay Nugent and Alec Baillie he started the third wave ska band Agent 99 in the early nineties In 1998 they released the compilation album Little Pieces 1993 1995 In April 2000 Babajian joined Baillie to play drums in Leftover Crack under the pseudonym Ara Crack until 2002 In early 2003 Ara joined The Slackers In 2005 he rejoined Leftover Crack though he is no longer an active member He is also a former member of The World Inferno Friendship Society Ara Babajian has played in a number of other bands including King Django Ruder Than You The Trick Babys Skandalous All Stars a ska supergroup featuring several members of the Slackers and Sic amp Mad He is an endorser of Pro Mark Drumsticks 3 He was also the original drummer of the Star Fucking Hipsters During the 80 s Ara also played drums in the funky style band Das Booty with Brian Pitts on bass Matthew Moreno on Horns for a short time Michael Cardenas on guitar and James Boyce on vocals Demos of this band were to later circulate on YouTube mistakenly as lost Red Hot Chili Peppers recordings It was eventually cleared up and credit has been given to Das Booty References Edit Punk News Interview with Leftover Crack Archived copy Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2010 05 25 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link ProMark Drumsticks Official Site d Addario Archived from the original on 2007 10 09 External links EditAllmusic Pro Mark Drumsticks Allmusic Entry This article on a United States drummer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ara Babajian amp oldid 1139105709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
