Dawn Drake & "ZapOte"'s dance EP entitled "Love is Love" features musicians: Arei Seikiguchi: Drums Dawn Drake: Bass, Congas and Percussion, Compositiion, Lyrics and Arrangements, Keys, Vocals Cathy Harley: Keys Terry Dame: Sax Jackie Coleman: Trumpet     Taking its name from a luscious fruit in Cuba also known as "mamey", "ZapOte" is an original Funk Latin Afro-Beat band lead by Dawn Drake, New York's female bassist/conguera/singer/songwriter and composer, who manages to wear several hats while setting the scene with her own brand of cool. Press Clippings: "Dawn Drake and her band ZapOte are at the beginnings of a fascinating journey to enthusiastically bridge chasms of cultural and gender disconnect that plagues so much of pop music's body politic. To hear them is to imagine early period jam sessions between Laura Nyro and Carole King with Sly Stone and Sergio Mendes sitting in. Theirs is a playfully intense dynamic that needs to be seen more"-Darrell McNeill, Director, Black Rock Coalition, Curator Brooklyn Academy of Music Cafe "This saucy debut by soul sistah Dawn Drake is an incredible gift to the world of world music! She skillfully weaves together her bold poetic lyrics, melodic vocals, and a fusion of danceable rhythms performed by herself and a very talented band of musicianados. You'll love the horns, the deep bass, the compelling percussion..." Luis Da Silva, Jules Bistro, NYC Please check out Dawn Drake's other releases: "Cross Crocodiles" and "Dawn Drake"