sharp statement of purpose. Best of all is ‘We Give Thanks’, a track that splits the difference between calypso and disco while acknowledging their place within the continuum of music history. An absolute triumph for a band that’s clearly just getting going....
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Kokorokois an eight-piece London-based band that’s gone from strength to strength in recent years. Fitting the bill of the old saying “like music for my ears”, the band is indeed something that anyone will be happy to hear as it fuses Jazz and Afrobeat into a harmonious merging of ...
Eight-piece band Kokoroko are releasing their debut album, called Could We Be More, with Brownswood Recordings this August. Kokoroko is formed of Sheila Maurice-Grey on trumpet/vocals, Cassie Kinoshi on alto sax/vocals, Richie Seivwright on trombone/vocals, Onome Edgeworth on percussion, Ayo...
The band’s name is an Orobo – a Nigerian tribe and language – word meaning ‘be strong’. Sonically living up to their name, KOKOROKO are an all star band featuring leading lights from the London jazz community. Powered by seismic horn section (Maurice Grey, saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi,...
KOKOROKO are a young, London based Afrobeat 8-Piece band led by trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey. We play music we love, we grew up with and our parents got funky to. Inspired by Fela Kuti, Ebo Taylor, Tony Allen and the great sounds that come out of West Africa, we put on a performa...
” Onome agrees, “[In London] you just grow up with every influence in the world and so from when we let go of trying to be anything as a band, trying to be an African band or trying to be a jazz band or any of that, you just open the door to everything naturally, all of...
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After the first set, the band bowed as if they had just ended a performance in a small theatre. »Do you want more?« During the encore, all of Kokoroko’s energy exploded and erupted, all the pent-up energy from the hour before. The rhythm entered everyone’s legs. The air was...
For me its Abusey Junction, the guitar lead on the track and elongated solos are fantastic. Kokoroko are a must see and make it quick whilst they are still playing at sub 1,000 people venues. Share this: