In addition to releasing a great album, Banooba's Travels (Vu Du Records), Banooba has managed to blow away audiences with their highly energetic live performances. The band is known for playing impressive live sets guaranteed to get you in the partying groove.

Originally formed in the winter of 2002, Banooba has since hit numerous milestones. In addition to performing all over the northeast, Banooba has also performed numerous shows in the Caribbean over the years, and has developed a very loyal following in St. Croix. They have been adopted by the locals and are paving the way for the development of the music scene there. Because of this, Banooba found it fitting to bring in 2006 in St. Croix, playing to a crowd of 550+ fans. They have since returned to St. Croix twice, first in February when they co-headlined with The Sam Kininger Band (Soulive Saxophonist), and again for St. Patricks Day on which they played to a capacity crowd of 700+.

In the summer of 2005, Banooba was the resident band at the Jones Beach band shell (Long Island, NY) on Tuesday nights playing to crowds of 500+ people. They have been asked to return to Jones Beach for the summer of 2006 and will have a Thursday night residency where the expected crowd turn out is close to triple that of 2005.

In addition to these accomplishments, Banoobas debut album, Banoobas Travels, was released by Vu Du Records to an amazing response. Making guest appearances on the album are Rob Somerville and Bryan Smith of Deep Banana Blackout, who are credited with the horn arrangements. You can hear Somerville playing tenor sax on the track No Anesthesia. Syl Nathan of Good Times Magazine says, there isnt a throwaway cut on the entire disc. Two tracks on Banoobas Travels have even received national recognition. No Anesthesia was a 2005 finalist for an Independent Music Award under the Jam category, while Sinora was ranked ..1 on the charts of Garageband.com under the Groove Rock category for several months beginning in the spring of 2005. This has lead to Banooba being featured on countless pod casts throughout the world.

After suffering a setback due to the untimely passing of their lead guitar player Kevin Kershko, Banooba is now once again ready to take the music scene by storm with the addition of guitarist, Vinny Raniolo. They are currently playing venues and colleges around the northeast and are quickly building a strong base of fans. In each new market that they play, their performance is preceded by the distribution of sampler cd's, which has proven highly effective, as they have debuted in new markets to crowds of close to 100 people. They have also opened up for a handful of national acts such as Soulive, Little Feat, Deep Banana Blackout and Oteil and The Peacemakers (Allman Brothers bassist), to name a few.