Groovetones
| Groovetones | |
|---|---|
 One of the four Groovetones | |
| Appears in | Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) |
| Species | Fractone |
- “Wait… There should be four of us!”
- —Groovetone, Donkey Kong Bananza
The Groovetones are a music band consisting of four Fractones, each also named "Groovetone", and shaped and textured like disco balls, appearing in Donkey Kong Bananza. They appear in the Groove Layer during the post-game, although they are mentioned by one Fractone on the lower floor of the Disco Hall, who says that it would make a good stage for them to perform. The Fractones had hired the Groovetones to bring back the Groove Layer's music after the Disco Hall's speaker was destroyed by the Great Harmoneel during Donkey Kong's first visit to the layer. Only one is present on the stage, while the others are hidden nearby and require Donkey Kong's help to reunite them. Before the concert, Donkey Kong has to pay Grumpy Kong 20000 gold so that he can repair the speaker.
In the DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC, a statue of the Groovetones can be collected and placed at the south side of the Northwest Beach on DK Island.
Naming[edit]
"Groovetone" is a combination of "groove" and "Fractone".
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハモルヤの Hamoruya no Tami |
From「ハモる」(hamoru, "to harmonize") and「ワレルヤの |
|
| Dutch | Vocaaltoon[2] | From vocaal ("vocal") and Fractoon ("Fractone") | |
| French (European) | Grooveton[3] | From groove and Fracton ("Fractone") | |
| Italian | Musicale[4] | From musica ("music") and Frattale ("Fractone") | |
| Korean | 랄랄루야족[5] Lallalluya-jok |
From "랄랄랄" (lalala, "la la la") and "쨍글루야족" (Jjaenggeulluya-jok, "Fractone") | |
| Russian | Песнетон[6] Pesneton |
From песня (pesnya, "song") and Фрактон (Frakton, "Fractone") | |
| Thai | กรูฟโทน[7] Grùuftoon |
Groovetone |
References[edit]
- ^ 「ドンキーコング バナンザ 完全攻略本」(Donkey Kong Bananza Kanzen Kōryakubon). ambit ND (Japanese). Page 485.
- ^ MEGA album of Dutch Donkey Kong Bananza screenshots
- ^ OcariKnights (September 18, 2025). DJ Kong à la rescousse - Donkey Kong Bananza #38 (5:39). French. Retrieved November 22, 2025 from YouTube.
- ^ Mariuigi Khed (August 4, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza ITA [Live 9]. Italian. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ 김용녀 (July 28, 2025). 동키콩 바난자 [20화 폴린과 함께 바나몬드 탐험!] (2:52:45). Korean. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ Trueku (August 22, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza / Донки Конг Бананза [SWITCH 2 Прохождения #1 ПОСТГЕЙМ / Конг] (1:49:17). Russian. Retrieved from YouTube.
- ^ "กรูฟโทน…จะมาจัดคอนเสิร์ตที่นี่อีกมั้ยน้าว…" – Fractone (22 Dec. 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza by Nintendo EPD Tokyo et al.. Nintendo (Thai).
