Colin James, Change of Heart, Loreena McKennitt, Big Wreck, The Pukka Orchestra and Jim Cuddy. A "pakka" (or sometimes "pukka") may be elaborately decorated in contrast to a "kachcha". Pukka Pies is a manufacturer of pies based in Syston, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. In UK slang, it can mean "genuine" or simply "very good"; see also pukka sahib. He was very pukka, an ex-commodore of the Royal Navy. Advertising slogans have included "Socialise with Pukka Pies" and "Pukka Pies, don't compromise". Island's "first serious stab at setting up a pukka pop label". The Pukka Orchestra was formed in Toronto in 1979. Today, the business is called Pukka. Pukka Orchestra had a local radio hit in 1984 with the song "Cherry Beach Express". They were sponsored by Pukka Pies from 2006 until 2014.